2011 UAB Men's Soccer Information Guide

Everything you need to know concerning the 2011 UAB men's soccer team

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General Information
CONTENTS
ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS
Contents & Credits................................................................................................. 1
Schedule/Brag Facts................................................................................................ 2
2011 NCAA College Cup....................................................................................... 3
Blazers In The Pros..............................................................................................4-5
West Campus Field................................................................................................. 6
Quick Facts, Team Information, Media Information............................................... 7
UAB “Soccer For A Cure” Classic........................................................................8-9
2011 Outlook..................................................................................................10-12
2011 Roster Breakdown........................................................................................ 13
THE COACHES.........................................................................................14-20
Mike Getman...................................................................................................14-16
Coach Mike Getman Q&A.................................................................................. 17
Justus Griffin......................................................................................................... 18
Joel Wallace........................................................................................................... 19
Michael Biggs/Support Staff.................................................................................. 20
THE PLAYERS...........................................................................................21-39
Returning Players.............................................................................................21-32
Newcomers......................................................................................................33-39
THE OPPONENTS....................................................................................40-43
2011 Opponents................................................................................................... 40
Record vs. All Opponents................................................................................41-43
2010 SEASON IN REVIEW.......................................................................44-48
2010 Season Notebook....................................................................................44-45
2010 Statistics & Results....................................................................................... 46
2010 Conference USA Standings & Honors......................................................... 47
C-USA: Dedicated To Excellence.......................................................................... 48
HISTORY AND RECORDS......................................................................49-64
UAB Men’s Soccer Year-by-Year/Head Coaches..................................................... 49
Career Records...................................................................................................... 50
Season & Single Match Records............................................................................ 51
All-Time Honors/Awards.................................................................................52-54
All-Time Results..............................................................................................55-58
All-Time Letterwinners....................................................................................56-60
Postseason History...........................................................................................61-62
THIS IS UAB .............................................................................................63-82
UAB At A Glance............................................................................................63-65
President/Athletic Director.................................................................................... 66
FAR/UAB Head Coaches...................................................................................... 67
Academic Support Services...............................................................................68-69
Sports Medicine...............................................................................................70-71
Strength & Conditioning.................................................................................72-73
Proud Past/Bright Future.................................................................................74-76
Gene Bartow......................................................................................................... 77
Excellence At The Next Level................................................................................ 78
All-Americans........................................................................................................ 79
Blazer Highlights................................................................................................... 80
Campus Recreation Center................................................................................... 81
Birmingham The Magic City................................................................................ 82
ABOUT
OUR
Aaron Jordan (Men’s Soccer)
Associate Director of
Media Relations
Phone: (205) 934-0722
Cell: (205) 410-3134
E-mail: jordana@uab.edu
Tyson Mathews
Assistant Director of
Media Relations
Phone: (205) 934-0722
E-Mail: tmathews@uab.edu
Ben Warnick
Assistant Director of
Media Relations
Phone: (205) 934-0722
E-mail: warnick@uab.edu
Lauren Rupert
Media Relations Assistant
Phone: (205) 934-0722
E-mail: lrupert@uab.edu
Mailing Address
Bartow Arena - West Tower
1530 Third Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-1160
NAME
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has been an autonomous
member of the University of Alabama system since 1969, and has had an
intercollegiate athletic program since 1977. The UAB name is often altered
by various media, opponents, merchandisers, etc.
Please note that there are only two correct versions of our name, the acronym “UAB,” or the full “University of Alabama at Birmingham.”
We are:
Norm Reilly
Associate AD/Media Relations
Phone: (205) 934-0722
E-Mail: nreilly@uab.edu
UAB
University of Alabama at Birmingham
We are not:
Alabama-Birmingham, Ala.-Birm., Ala.-Birmingham, UA-Birmingham,
U.A.B.
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CREDITS
The 2011 UAB Men’s Soccer Media Guide was compiled, designed,
written and edited by Aaron Jordan and is the property of the UAB
Athletic Media Relations Office. Editorial assistance provided by Mike
Getman and Norm Reilly. Additional assistance by Gage Smith and
Randolph Pettway. “This is UAB” section designed by UAB Creative
Services and Provations Group.
Photography: Ashley Fleming; Steve Wood; Nik Layman, Dave Klotz;
Hal Yeager, Birmingham News, Ron Holt/Atlanta Silverbacks, Brian
Kersey/WireImage.com, Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers.
ON THE COVER: The 2011 UAB men’s soccer senior class: Front (L to R): Tucker
Stone, Ken Tabata, Babayele Sodade. Back (L to R): Carl Woszczynski, Josh Stewart,
Chris Williams.
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2011 UAB Brag Facts/Schedule
Date Day
August
15
Mon.
20
Sat.
27
Sat.
September
1
4
9
11
Thurs.
Sun.
Fri.
Sun.
16
Fri.
18
Sun.
Opponent
Time
BELHAVEN (Exhibition)
LIPSCOMB (Exhibition)
CLEMSON
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
at Mercer
ILLINOIS-CHICAGO
ORAL ROBERTS
GEORGIA STATE
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
6 p.m.
UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic
VCU
Gardner Webb v. Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE
VCU v. Gardner Webb
7:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
12 p.m.
Washington Huskie Classic
23
Fri.
vs. Portland
25
Sun.
at Washington
October
4
Tues.
SOUTH CAROLINA*
8
Sat.
at Kentucky*
12
Wed.
AMERICAN
15
Sat.
UCF*
19
Wed.
MEMPHIS*
22
Sat.
at Marshall*
26
Wed.
at SMU*
29
Sat.
FIU*
7:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
November
4
Fri.
at Tulsa*
9-13
Wed.-Sun. C-USA Tournament (Tulsa, OK)
7 p.m.
December
9-11
Fri.-Sun. NCAA College Cup (Hoover, Ala./Regions Park)
* - Conference USA Matches.
CAPS indicates home matches at UAB’s West Campus Field.
All times central.
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he University of Alabama at Birmingham men’s soccer program is widely considered as one of the most prolific soccer
programs in the Southeast Region. That is backed up by the below
facts. Consider:
• The Blazers have been to the NCAA Tournament five times in
the program’s history (1994, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2006); all of
which came under head coach Mike Getman’s tenure.
• UAB has been ranked in the national poll in 15 of the last 17
seasons, including a highest ranking of No. 3 in 2004.
• UAB head coach Mike Getman has the most wins in Conference USA men’s soccer history (86).
• The Blazers have won four conference championships; Conference USA in 1999 and 1995, and Great Midwest in 1994.
• UAB’s West Campus Field is one of the most imposing home
fields in college soccer, as the Blazers have an overall record of 11636-9 (.748) on their home turf.
• Over the past eight seasons, the Blazers have twice finished
among the top-50 in the nation in total attendance (2003: 25th,
2006: 43rd) and average attendance (2003: 16th, 2006: 31st).
• In 2006, a West Campus Field regular-season record crowd
of 2,755 fans witnessed UAB topple then-No. 1 and previously
unbeaten SMU, 2-1. Last season, the Blazers hosted Clemson in a
3-0 exhibition win in front of a record crowd of 3,481 fans.
• Getman ranks as one of the top coaches in NCAA Division I.
Now in his 25th season as a head coach and 20th season at UAB,
Getman owns an overall record of 254-157-38 (.608). He ranks
39th win winning percentage among winningest active coaches
and is 21st in victories among actives coaches.
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2011 NCAA College Cup
The NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee selected the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area of Alabama to serve as the
host for the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship.
Hosted by UAB, along with the Alabama Sports Foundation, the 2011 NCAA Men’s College Cup will be played at
Regions Park on Dec. 9 and 11. The state of Alabama will be hosting the Division I Men’s Soccer Championship for
the first time.
“UAB together with the Alabama Sports Foundation and the City of Hoover put together a great championship
bid,” said John Diffley, chair of the Division I Men’s Soccer Committee and senior associate athletic director for
administration at St. John’s University (New York). “We are excited to bring the event to a different part of the
country and feel Regions Park will present an outstanding experience for the student-athletes and the fans. The
committee is also confident everyone on the UAB and Alabama Sports Foundation staffs will be dedicated to
making the championship a huge success.”
“We are honored that UAB has the opportunity to serve as the host school for the NCAA Men’s College Cup,” said
Brian Mackin, athletics director at UAB. “This is the premier event in collegiate soccer and we’re excited to have a
national championship coming to the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area. The NCAA Men’s College Cup will be
a great platform to showcase our community and promote UAB athletics. We look forward to hosting a first-class event
that the NCAA, student-athletes and soccer fans will be proud of and enjoy.”
“The Alabama Sports Foundation is extremely excited to be part of such a prestigious event,” said Gene Hallman, executive director of the Alabama Sports Foundation. “Having served as a host city for the 1996 Olympic Soccer Tournament, World Cup Qualifiers, and numerous International Friendlies over the past decade, we are confident that
our strong local soccer community will embrace this tournament.”
“We are very pleased that the selection committee has chosen Hoover, Ala., as the location for the 2011 NCAA Men’s College Cup,” said Hoover Mayor Tony Petelos. “This
soccer championship is a prestigious event that will bring thousands of visitors to our area and provide the opportunity to showcase our community and attractions. We look
forward to partnering with UAB and the Alabama Sports Foundation on this event.”
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Tony McManus (UAB 1999-2003)
Chicago Fire (MLS)
Sixth round pick (69th overall)
Atlanta Silverbacks (USL)
Portland Timbers (USL-1)
FC Tampa Bay (NASL)
Carolina Railhawks (USL-2)
Michal Mravec (UAB 2007-10)
FC Emmen (Holland)
Sandy Gbandi (UAB 2002-06)
FC Dallas (MLS)
Puerto Rico Islanders (USL-1)
NSC Minnesota Stars (NASL)
Kevin Sawchak (UAB 2007-10)
Pepo Lappeenranta (Finland)
Curtis Ushedo (UAB 2007-10)
Chivas USA (MLS)
Two-Boys Gumede
(UAB 2005-06; 08-09)
NSC Minnesota Stars (USL-1)
Maurice Hughes (UAB 2003-05)
Atlanta Silverbacks (USL)
Northern Virginia Royals (USL-2)
Dejan Jakovic (UAB 2004-06)
Red Star Belgrade
(Serbia 1st Division)
D.C. United (MLS)
Rumbani Munthali (UAB 1997-2000)
Montreal Impact (A-League)
Richmond Kickers (A-League)
Toronto Lynx (A-League)
Nanchang Bayi Football Club (China)
MLS SUPER DRAFT ONLY
YEAR
PLAYER
RD
PICK
1999
Peter Byaruhanga
2
3(15)
2004
Marin Pusek
4
10(46)
2004
Tony McManus
6
9(59)
2006
Leandro de Oliveira 1
11(11)
2007
Jerson Monteiro
1
8(8)
2007
Sandy Gbandi
7
9(55)
2010
Curtis Ushedo
6
4(40)
2010
Michal Mravec
6
10(46)
William Giummarra (UAB 1994-95)
Montreal Impact (A-League)
Toronto Lynx (A-League)
Toronto Stars (CISL)
Harrisburg Heat (NPSL)
Justus Griffin (UAB 1992-94)
Chattanooga Express (EISL)
Erik Kuster (UAB 1996-98)
Kansas City Comets (MISL)
Croatia Cakonee (European 1st Division)
Jason McLaughlin (UAB 2000-05)
Atlanta Silverbacks (USL)
2006 All-Star
Portland Timbers (USL-1)
Joe Mattacchione (UAB 1994-97)
Toronto Lynx (A-League)
Clint Baumstark (UAB 2001-02)
Dallas Burn (MLS)
Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Jerson Monteiro (UAB 2003-06)
Chicago Fire (MLS)
First round pick (8th overall)
Peter Byaruhanga (UAB 1998-99)
Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
15th overall pick (1st UAB pick ever)
2000 MLS Championship Team
Flavio Monteiro (UAB 1999-2002)
Calgary Storm (A-League)
David Clemente (UAB 1997-2000)
Toronto Lynx (A-League)
Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League)
Leandro de Oliveira (UAB 2003-05)
New England Revolution (MLS)
First round pick (11th overall)
Joe Draganic (UAB 1994-97)
Toronto Lynx (A-League)
Igor Fuentes (UAB 1994-96)
Municpal de las Condes (Chile)
Roberto Najarro (UAB 1997-2000)
Dallas Burn (MLS)
Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League)
Rogerio Oliveira (UAB 2001-04)
Milwaukee Wave (MISL)
Loukas Papaconstantinou (UAB 199396)
Worcester Wildfire (A-League)
Darlington (English Third Division)
Justin Pratt (UAB 1995-99)
Indiana Blast (A-League)
El Paso Patriots (A-League)
Marin Pusek (UAB 2000-03)
San Jose Earthquake (MLS)
Fourth round pick (46th overall)
Brantley Spillman (UAB 1998-2001)
Indiana Blast (A-League)
Mark Tracy (UAB 1993-96)
Tupelo Hound Dogs (EISL)
Erik White (UAB 1993-95)
Worcester Wildfire (A-League)
Chris Wilson (UAB 1991-94)
Chattanooga Express (EISL)
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West Campus Field
THE HOME OF BLAZER SOCCER
One of the most imposing home fields in all of college soccer, UAB’s West Campus
Field is in its 19th season of service to the Blazers in 2011.
The facility was expanded in 1999 to include a practice field behind the game surface. This, along with other major structural improvements, have given UAB one of
the best overall soccer facilities in the nation.
Prior to the 1998 season, several improvements were made to the facility, including
stadium seating for men’s and women’s soccer. The stadium seating holds 1,500 spectators to push the maximum capacity of West Campus Field to over 2,500.
“West Campus Field is a tremendous facility,” UAB head coach Mike Getman said.
“The addition of the stadium and the practice field area make it one of the top fields
in college soccer. We thank all those who were involved in the effort to make the
improvements a reality.”
UAB’s men’s soccer games returned to campus for the 1993 season. Since that time,
the Blazers have a record of 116-36-9 (.748) at WCF. UAB posted a school record
25-match unbeaten streak (24-0-1) at home that stretched from Oct. 17, 1993
through Oct. 6, 1996.
The facility has seen championship play as UAB hosted the Elite Eight and first
rounds of the NCAA Championship in 1999 and 2006. The Blazers also hosted
the 1999 and 2007 Conference USA Championships and the 1994 Great Midwest
Conference Championship. First round games of the Conference USA Championship have also been played at West Campus Field.
The field has also received international attention as the United States National
Team trained at WCF and took on the Blazer men’s soccer team in a scrimmage in
the spring of 2000. UAB became the first ever collegiate program to scrimmage the
full National Team. The Blazers took on the U.S. U-17 squad in an exhibition match
in 2004 as well. West Campus Field was also the sight for the U.S. National Team’s
training for their 2005 World Cup Qualifier against Guatemala. UAB also hosted the
FROM THE NORTH: Take Interstate 65 South to Exit 259B (4th
Avenue South). Make the first right immediately after coming off the exit
(11th Street South). Cross University (the field is on the right) behind the
Best Western Medical Center.
FROM THE EAST/NORTHEAST/BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT: Take
Interstate 20 West/Interstate 59 South to Exit 124A (Interstate 65 South).
Follow directions above.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST: Take Interstate 20 East/59 North to Exit
124A (Interstate 65 South). Follow directions above.
FROM THE SOUTH: Take Interstate 65 North to Exit 259 (University
Boulevard). Get in the right lane and proceed one block to 11th Avenue
South. Turn right on 11th Avenue South and the field is on the right.
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Colorado Rapids in an exhibition game in the spring of 2005.
Additionally, the Blazers have been one of the top draws in NCAA men’s soccer.
When UAB defeated then-No. 1 and previously undefeated SMU on Oct. 25, 2006,
a regular-season record crowd of 2,755 fans witnessed the Blazers’ 2-1 victory.
The Blazers set an all-time attendance record on Aug. 22, 2009 when they took on
Clemson in an exhibition contest to begin the 2009 season. WCF saw an all-time
record of 3,481 fans pack the stadium for the 3-0 victory.
In fact, over the past six seasons, the Blazers have twice finished among the top-50
in the nation in total attendance (2003: 25th, 2006: 43rd) and average attendance
(2003: 16th, 2006: 31st).
UAB VS. OPPONENTS AT
WEST CAMPUS FIELD (1993-PRESENT)
Opponent..................UAB Record Vs.
Alabama A&M................................. 9-1
Alabama-Huntsville.......................... 0-1
American.......................................... 0-0
Arkansas-Little Rock........................ 1-0
Belmont........................................... 3-0
Birmingham-Southern..................... 5-0
California......................................... 1-0
Centenary........................................ 5-0
Charlotte....................................... 5-1-1
Cincinnati..................................... 3-2-1
Clemson............................................ 0-0
Coastal Carolina............................... 1-0
College of Charleston....................... 1-0
Dayton............................................. 2-0
DePaul.......................................... 5-0-1
Drake............................................... 0-1
East Carolina................................. 2-0-1
Eastern Illinois.............................. 0-0-1
Evansville......................................... 1-0
Florida Atlantic................................ 1-0
Florida International......................... 2-1
Furman............................................ 1-1
Georgia State..................................... 2-1
Georgia Southern............................. 1-0
Hartford........................................... 1-0
Huntingdon..................................... 1-0
Illinois Chicago................................. 0-1
Jacksonville...................................... 0-1
Kentucky.......................................... 2-2
Lincoln Memorial............................ 1-0
Lipscomb......................................... 1-0
Louisville....................................... 4-0-1
Marquette........................................ 7-2
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Opponent..................UAB Record Vs.
Martin Methodist............................. 1-0
Marshall........................................... 3-0
Massachusetts................................... 1-0
Memphis........................................... 8-2
Mercer........................................... 5-1-1
Milwaukee........................................ 0-0
North Carolina................................ 1-0
North Florida................................... 1-0
Oakland........................................... 0-1
Oral Roberts...................................... 0-0
Pittsburgh........................................ 1-0
Rhode Island.................................... 0-1
Saint Francis (Pa.)............................ 1-0
Saint Louis....................................... 5-2
Santa Clara....................................... 0-1
South Alabama.............................. 2-0-1
South Carolina.................................. 1-2
SMU................................................ 1-2
Southwest Missouri.......................... 1-0
SIU-Edwardsville............................. 2-0
TCU................................................ 1-0
Tulsa................................................ 0-5
UC Irvine...................................... 0-0-1
UCF................................................. 3-0
UMKC............................................. 1-0
UNC Greensboro............................. 0-1
USF................................................. 3-3
Vanderbilt........................................ 3-0
VCU................................................. 0-0
Western Kentucky............................ 2-0
Western Illinois................................ 0-1
Wright State..................................... 1-0
Totals......................... 116-36-9 (.748)
Italics denote 2011 home opponent
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Media Information/2011 Quick Facts
MEDIA DIRECTORY
UABSPORTS.COM
(Area Code 205, unless indicated)
UABSports.com is
the most comprehensive sports web
site for the Blazers’
athletic programs.
The site provides
fans with the latest news, results
and features on all
17 UAB athletic
teams.
The site provides fans with a
look at studentathlete and coaching staff biographies, all the latest
news, game notes/
weekly releases, press conference transcripts, rosters, statistics,
feature stories and much more.
Fans can watch all Blazer home matches in 2011 via live
video webcasts. Fans can log on and watch the Blazers live by
subscribing to Blazers All-Access ($49.95 per year or $6.95 per
month). A subscription to Blazers All-Access allows fans to view
UAB athletic events that are streamed live, highlights, interviews, press conferences and exclusive subscriber-only features.
Follow UAB men’s soccer all year long online at UABSports.
com!
PRINT MEDIA
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2011 QUICK FACTS
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2010 TEAM INFORMATION
Overall home away neutral
Record last year:
10-7-1
5-3
3-3-1
2-1-0
2010 Conference USA Record/Finish: 4-4/5th
2010 Conference USA Tournament Finish: Quarterfinals
Starters returning/lost: 6/5
Letterwinners returning/lost: 12/9
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GENERAL
Location:
Birmingham, Ala. 35294
Founded: 1969
Enrollment: 17,543
Nickname: Blazers
School colors:
Forest Green and Old Gold
Facility Name:
West Campus Field
Capacity: 2,500
Affiliation: NCAA D-I
Conference:
Conference USA
President:
Dr. Carol Z. Garrison
(North Carolina, 1974)
Athletics Director:
Brian Mackin
(UAB, 1983)
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HISTORY
First Year of Sport:
1979
All-time record:
297-250-45 (.539)
Number of years in
NCAA Tournament: 5
Last Appearance:
2006 First Round - tied
Gardner-Webb, 1-1
(GW won 3-1 in shootout)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach:
Mike Getman
Alma Mater/Yr:
Indiana, 1982
Record at School:
212-131-29, .609 (19 yrs.)
Career Record:
254-157-38, .608 (24 yrs.)
Assistant Coaches:
Justus Griffin
Joel Wallace (MacMurray,
1991)
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UAB “Soccer For A Cure” Classic
The 2011 season marks the 13th year of the UAB “Soccer For A Cure” Classic.
This year, UAB plays host to UW-Milwaukee, Gardner-Webb and VCU, who are
each making their first appearance in the event, on Friday, Sept. 16, and Sunday,
Sept. 18.
“The ‘Soccer For A Cure Classic’ is always a great event and it will be no different
this season,” UAB head coach Mike Getman said. “It’ll be four good teams and it
may be the most competitive tournament we have ever hosted.”
The 2011 season marks the fourth straight year that the tournament has been
tabbed the “Soccer For A Cure” Classic. When the event first began in 2008, it
was the first tournament of its kind in the nation. The event will raise money
to help aid cancer victims through the sport of soccer. The money that is raised
by the event will remain in Birmingham and be divided among cancer research
facilities. Last year, the event raised several thousand dollars for families affected
by cancer.
This year’s event should be another exciting tournament, featuring three squads
who each have a legitimate chance to earn a spot in this year’s NCAA Tournament field. The highlight of this year’s tournament will certainly be the Blazers’
opening contest against VCU on Friday night at 7:30 p.m., which will pit mentor
vs. pupil. Rams’ head coach Dave Giffard, who spent five seasons (2000-04) as
an assistant coach under Blazers’ head coach Mike Getman at UAB, is now in his
second season at VCU. Giffard brings seven starters and 12 letterwinners back
from last season’s 8-5-6 team.
Prior to the Blazers and Rams taking the pitch, the tournament will kick off with
UW-Milwaukee facing Gardner-Webb at 5 p.m. It will mark the first appearance
by GW at West Campus Field since taking on the Blazers in the opening round
of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs and Blazers tied that contest 1-1;
however, Gardner-Webb advanced to the second round on penalty kicks.
On the tournament’s final day, Gardner-Webb will square off against VCU at
noon, followed by UAB taking on UW-Milwaukee in the Classic’s finale at 2:30
p.m. The Panthers return six started and 11 letterwinners from last season’s 6-103 squad.
UAB captured the tournament title in 2010, marking the seventh time in the 13
years the Blazers have won the event. UAB has now won Classic titles in 1998,
2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2010.
Classic Records
GOALS
Individual Game: 3, twice:
Vicente Arze (Mercer) vs. B’Ham-Southern, 2006
David Sarabia (UMKC) vs. Memphis, 2009
Team: 8 by:
Memphis (6) vs. North Florida, 2010
Teams Combined: 7, twice:
UAB (3) vs. Tulsa (4), 1999
Memphis (4) vs. Drake (3), 2009
Tournament Combined: 18, twice: Last in 2010:
(UAB 6, Memphis 6, Charlotte 5, UNF 1)
ASSISTS
Individual Game: 2, 16 times: Last by:
Kevin Sawchak (UAB) vs. North Florida, 2010
Team: 7 by:
Memphis vs. North Florida, 2010
Teams Combined: 7, three times: Last by:
Memphis (7) vs. North Florida (0), 2010
Tournament Combined: 21 in 1999:
(South Florida 7, Tulsa 6, Furman 5, UAB 3)
SHOTS
Individual Game: 10 by:
Eric Lukin (UIC) vs. Charleston, 2000
Team: 33 by:
UIC vs. Charleston, 2000
Teams Combined: 45 by:
UNC Greensboro (26) vs. UAB (19), 2005
Tournament Combined: 141 in 2004:
(Charlotte 41, UAB 40, BSC 29, WKU 33)
SAVES
Individual: 11, twice: Last by:
Bobby Pipech (St. Francis [Pa.]) vs. UAB, 2003
Teams Combined: 20 by:
USF vs. Furman, 1999
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UAB “Soccer For A Cure” Classic
C l a s s i c Y e a r - B y - Y e a r R e s u lt s
1998
CHAMPION: UAB
Hartford 1, Saint Louis 0
UAB 4, California 2
Saint Louis 2, California 0
UAB 2, Hartford 1
2005
CHAMPION: UNC GREENSBORO
B’ham-Southern 4, Evansville 1
UNC Greensboro 3, UAB 1
UNC Greensboro 3, B’ham-Southern 0
UAB 2, Evansville 1
1999
CHAMPION: FURMAN
Furman 2, South Florida 1
Tulsa 4, UAB 3
South Florida 4, Tulsa 2
Furman 1, UAB 0 (OT)
2006
CHAMPION: MERCER
Wright State 2, B’ham-Southern 0
Mercer 0, UAB 0
Mercer 3, B’ham-Southern 0
UAB 3, Wright State 2
2000
CHAMPION: UAB
N. Carolina 4, Illinois-Chicago 1
UAB 3, Charleston 0
Illinois-Chicago 1, Charleston 1
UAB 2, N. Carolina 1
2007
CHAMPION: UAB
Mercer 2, Alabama A&M 1
UAB 3, B’ham-Southern 0
Alabama A&M 2, B’ham-Southern 0
UAB 1, Mercer 0 (OT)
2001
CHAMPION: UAB
Fla. Atlantic 2, B’ham-Southern 1
UAB 1, Pitt 0
B’ham-Southern 3, Pitt 2 (OT)
UAB 5, Fla. Atlantic 0
2008
CHAMPION: WESTERN ILLINOIS
Western Illinois 1, Memphis 0
UAB 2, UC Irvine 2
UC Irvine 3, Memphis 1
Western Illinois 1, UAB 0
2002
CHAMPION: CHARLOTTE
Charlotte 2, Rhode Island 1
UAB 3, B’ham-Southern 2
Charlotte 4, B’ham-Southern 0
Rhode Island 3, UAB 2 (OT)
2009
CHAMPION: UMKC
UMKC 3, Memphis 1
Drake 2, UAB 1
Memphis 4, Drake 3
UAB 2, UMKC 1
2003
CHAMPION: UAB
UMass 5, B’ham-Southern 0
UAB 1, St. Francis (Pa.) 0
B’ham-Southern 5, St. Francis (Pa.) 1
UAB 4, UMass 0
2010
CHAMPION: UAB
Memphis 6, North Florida 0
UAB 2, Charlotte 1
Charlotte 4, Memphis 0
UAB 4, North Florida 1
2004
CHAMPION: UAB
B’ham-Southern 4, Western Ky. 1
UAB 4, Charlotte 1
Charlotte 2, B’ham-Southern 1
UAB 5, Western Kentucky 0
What is Soccer For A Cure?
The objective of these initiatives are to raise awareness of and donations to cancer related organizations
in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama that are helping
families in their battle against cancer. It’s also a way to
build a support group of volunteers across the United
State that are willing to reach out and help families
dealing with cancer in their community.
“Soccer For A Cure” is a not for profit organization.
Its purpose is to serve as a place where all levels of
the Soccer nation (youth, club, high school, college,
adult, and professional) can “Stand Together as a
Team” to help families fight the battle against all types
of cancer.
Why was it started?
It was started in January, 2008 by Charlie Corbitt,
a cancer survivor and warrior advocate for others affected with cancer. He has been involved in college
and high school soccer since 1993 and is currently the
manager of the “SIS College Soccer Scoreboard” and
the “National High School Soccer Scoreboard”. His
hope is that the soccer nation will one day “Stand Together Hand in Hand as One” and become pro-active
in the fight against cancer.
UAB “Soccer For A Cure” Classic
The objective is to raise awareness of the battle that
families deal with daily when a child has cancer. Additionally, the organization wants to raise as much as
possible for the Alabama Children’s Hospital by asking thousand of families in Alabama.
This year’s praticipating teams include tournament
host UAB, VCU, UW-Milwaukee and Gardner
Webb. Prior to the start of the tournament, selected
student-athletes and coaches from each participating
team will make a visit to the Children’s Hospital on
the UAB Campus. The group will spend a day visiting
with children, signing autographs and playing games,
among other things, with children who may not have
a chance to come see any of the weekend soccer action.
It is not required, but fans in attendance are asked to
make a modest donations (we suggest $5.00) during
the UAB “Soccer For A Cure” Classic in September.
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2011 Season Outlook
Blazers Hope Mix Of Experienced Returning Letterwinners Along With Talented Newcomers Is A Recipe
T o R e a c h N e w H e i g h t s I n 2011
The 2011 version of the UAB men’s soccer team
could be poised to reach new heights, according
to head coach Mike Getman. With a savvy group
of returning letterwinners that includes six starters from last season’s 10-7-1 squad, Getman feels
that this team has the potential to be one of the
best to ever step on the West Campus Field pitch.
“Obviously I’m very excited for this upcoming
season,” Getman said. “I think we have a very talented team. We have depth at every position and
I think we’re going to be one of the more athletic
teams in the country.”
Even more exciting is the fact the UAB will serve
as the host institution for the 2011 NCAA College Cup. The event will be held at Regions Park
in Hoover, Ala. on Dec. 9-11.
While Getman admits it would be a dream scenario to be playing for a national championship
on home soil, he remains cautious of looking too
far in the future.
“It is certainly a dream opportunity to host the
national championship and play in that national
championship,” Getman said. “There’s a balance
between the pressure that comes from hosting it
and the excitement of just simply getting to be the
host. We want to keep that excitement and focus
on the opportunity, but not put too much pressure on our players and not force our freshman
coming in to expect to be in the College Cup.
We are certainly hoping to be there and it is a
team goal for sure, but it’s an opportunity we’re
going to work toward rather than a pressure we’re
going to shy away from.”
In order to reach the goals this year’s squad
has set, Getman knows that two things have to
happen. The Blazers must develop a good team
chemistry and the upperclassmen will have to
provide leadership for the younger players.
“The key challenge is for us to become a true
team,” Getman said. “With 12 new players joining our team – and I expect a lot of those players
to play a significant role for us – we have to be
a true team. Sometimes things come together
very quickly and everything fits smoothly, and
sometimes things take a while to work out. If
we can become a team quickly and develop the
understanding of how we all fit together, then I
think this team really has a shot.”
FORWARDS
UAB’s offensive attack was a strength a year ago
and it seems that should be another area the Blazers will excel this season. Getman returns his top
two scorers in preseason all-conference honoree
Babayele Sodade (9g, 2a) and Kofi Gyawu (6g,
1a), who combined to score 15 of the team’s 35
goals last season. Together, the duo helped the
Blazers rank among the nation’s scoring leaders.
“Up front, we return two players with a great
deal of experience in Kofi and Babyele,” Getman said. “Both of them are big, strong, skillful,
athletic and they have everything that we want in
a forward.”
Another returning player who could factor into
the mix up front is sophomore Atak Yai. Last
season, Yai, who played mainly in the attacking
midfield position, saw action in 17 contests while
gaining valuable experience on the pitch.
Getman feels Yai can play a big role for the Blazers during the upcoming season.
“Atak gained a lot of valuable experience playing
with us last year,” Getman said. “I think he has a
lot of talent and is ready to have a terrific season.”
Five newcomers are each capable of playing an
important role in the forward position.
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Diego Navarrete, a native of Santiago, Chile, has
had success on the international level and is someone who Getman feels can step in immediately
and play an important role up top. Navarrete is
considered a terrific finisher and very good in the
final third of the field.
Karl Chester was tabbed an ESPN Rise First
Team All-State honoree in 2010 and is someone
who has a knack for finding the back of the net.
He finished his senior year with 50 goals, which
set the school record for goals scored in a season.
Cole Iverson is another forward who comes to
UAB after being ranked as the No. 4 player in
the south region by Top Drawer Soccer a year
ago. Iverson was among the pool players for the
United States Youth National Team and was also
selected to the Elite Soccer Player Program in
2008.
Chase Wickham is an attacking forward out of
Vancouver, British Columbia. The rising sophomore spent one season at Trinity Western University where he scored three goals in 15 contests.
Wickham played his prep career at H.J. Cambie
Secondary School where he scored a team-leading
22 goals.
Another forward who could play a significant
role is Alex Clay, a native of Huntsville, Ala. who
can play both the forward and midfield positions.
Clay comes to UAB after spending a season at
Kentucky, but did not play in any games.
“We have a lot of younger guys joining them, all
of whom can contribute right away,” Getman
said. “There’s a lot of things we’ll have to figure
out up front, but what’s so exciting is that, more
so than any other year, we’ve got a boat load of
goal scorers.”
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2011 Season Outlook
played in 37 contests at UAB. After playing all 18
contests last season, Williams could be an important factor in 2011.
In addition to Yai’s experience in the midfield,
another sophomore who expects to play an
increaased roll is Norris Howze. As a true freshman, Howze played in 12 contests and showed
glimpses of a bright future. He is someone who
Getman feels can play an increased role during
the upcoming season.
In addition to Clay, who is capable of playing
both as a holding midfielder or forward, two
other newcomers will vye for playing time on the
Blazer midfield.
Leading the list is Moses Adeniran, who has
collegiate experience after playing last season at
Alabama A&M. The sophomore-to-be started 10
of the team’s 11 contests on the year and led his
squad with three assists.
True freshman Javier Alvial is someone else who
has seen a lot of international experience and
could play a big role in the Blazer midfield.
F o r w a r d B a b ay e l e S o d a d e
MIDFIELDERS
The biggest question mark heading into the
season will be at the midfield position. The Blazers lost three players due to graduation. two of
whom have since gone on to sign professional
contracts (Michal Mravec-Holland and Kevin
Sawchak-Finland). Despite the loss of so many
skilled players, Getman feels confident that this
year’s midfield will still be a strength.
“Midfield will be different from last year, with
three starters having graduated,” Getman said.
“But I’m very confident in our returning players
as well as our newcomers to pick up where we left
off a year ago.”
Getman will have to turn towards his four returning players who have experience at the position.
Leading the way will be a pair of seniors in Josh
Stewart and Chris Williams.
After a two-year career at South Carolina, Stewart
transferred to UAB prior to the start of last season
and made an immediate impact. He saw action
in 17 contests, while making 10 starts. Stewart
recorded a goal and an assist on the year, playing
primarily in the defensive midfield role. He is the
most experienced midfielder on the roster, having
played in 60 career collegiate games and made 35
career starts.
Another experienced player in the Blazer midfield
is Williams, a three-year letterwinner who has
“Every one of these players has the opportunity to
start for us,” Getman said. “I think we have the
ability and the depth to make it through a long
college season and be successful.”
DEFENDERS
One area where Getman does have a better feel is
in the final third of the field. The UAB defense
will have return three starters from a year ago;
however, it will also have to make up for the loss
of Curtis Ushedo who graduated last spring.
said. “He played almost every minute of every
game and we expect him to have another good
season. Mladen had a great year for us as a center
back. Now with a year of experience I think he’s
going to become a leader for this team.”
Getman will look to a variety of seasoned veterans
and newcomers to help fill the other spots. Fifthyear senior Ken Tabata played in 14 contests and
made seven starts a year ago. He has terrific size,
athleticism and brings a plethora of experience to
the back line.
Milan Milinkovic is another player who could
step on the pitch and make an immediate contribution this season. Milinkovic was forced to sit
out the 2010 campaign but is eligible to suit up
for the Green and Gold this year.
Getman feels both of theses players can make big
contributions to the UAB defense in 2011
“Ken started for us at left back and played a ton of
minutes, so he’s that much more experienced and
ready to go,” Getman said. “Milan is a little bit
older player who has played for Bosnia’s national
team. He brings a lot of experience and is very
athletic. I expect him to add a lot.”
Michael Brody is another returning player who
Getman feels has great potential. At 6-2, 190,
Brody is one of the bigger players on the team
and does have a year of collegiate experience
under his belt.
Ushedo, who was considered by many as one of
the top defenders in Conference USA last year,
was drafted in the MLS Supplemental draft over
the summer. He was a three-time all-conference
honoree and a two-time NSCAA First Team AllRegion recipient.
“With Curtis graduating, it certainly leaves a big
void on the back line,” Getman said. “I think he
was one of the top players in college soccer last
year. However, we return three starters and we
have a lot of depth in that area, so I think we will
have a very strong defensive unit this season.”
Juniors Reed Matte and Mladen Lemez will look
to anchor the back four this season. Both players started all 18 contests a year ago. Lemez led
the team in minutes played last season (1,381),
while Matte ranked second on the squad (1,378).
Together, the duo became a force in the central
defensive spot.
“Reed had a great sophomore season,” Getman
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2011 Season Outlook
regular-season matches at the friendly confines of
West Campus Field. The Blazers boast an all-time
winning percentage of over 75 percent on their
home pitch since the facility opened in 1993.
Newcomers Darion Copeland, Ian Michalak and
Stewart Abrahart are each talented freshmen who
could see immediate playing time. Getman feels
that each are capable of competing for minutes
and possibly a starting job on the back line.
After a pair of exhibition contests against Belhaven (Aug. 15) and Lipscomb (Aug. 20), the
Blazers will begin regular season play at home
against Clemson on Aug. 27. It marks the second
consecutive year UAB will take on an ACC opponent in the season opener. Last year, the Blazers
traveled to do battle with then-defending national
champion Virginia.
“Darion is an unbelievable athlete who is smart,
skillful and will compete for a starting position,”
Getman said. “Ian is big, tough, skillful and I
expect him to make an impact. Stewart is an
especially gifted player. He’s has a load of skill and
great size at 6-3, 185 pounds.”
After a road game at Mercer (Sept. 1), the Blazers
will have five consecutive home games beginning
with the UIC Flames on Sept. 4, followed by Oral
Roberts (Sept. 9), then Georgia State (Sept. 11).
GOALKEEPERS
Quite possibly the area of least concern is the
goalkeeper position. With the return of two experienced goalkeepers, as well as two top freshman
netminders, the future of the position not only
looks bright for this season, but for years to come.
The first person that comes to mind when discussing the UAB goalkeeper position is senior
Carl Woszczynski. The two-time all-conference
honoree has a chance to break numerous UAB
career records in his final year for the Green and
Gold.
Coming off a record-breaking 2010 season in
which he earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-region honors, Woszczynski fought
his way through nagging injuries in 2010 and
still turned in a stellar campaign. He finished the
year with 58 saves and a 1.21 GAA on his way to
third-team all-conference accolades.
Now completely healthy entering his senior season, Getman says of his 6-5 senior captain that
he considers him to be “...the best goalkeeper in
college soccer.”
Backing up Woszczysnki entering the season is
Tucker Stone, who is another fifth-year senior.
Getman feels Stone is capable of starting on
many Division I teams and if he is called upon
this season, the Blazers won’t lose anything at
the position.
“I don’t know if you can have too many good
players in one position but we come darn close,”
Getman said. “I think Carl Woszczynski is the
best goalkeeper in college soccer. I think another
one of the best is Tucker Stone. Both are fifthyear seniors, both are big, athletic and very
experienced. Either one is capable of being a great
player.”
Redshirt freshman Chase Bullman and true freshman Jack Falle are two goalies who Getman feels,
with time, could develop into another Woszczynski/Stone-like tandem.
Goalkeeper Carl Woszczynski
“We have Chase Bullman, who gained valuable
experience in practice and had a great spring,
and Jack Falle is a true freshman who we felt like
was the best goalkeeper in this year’s class. We’re
excited to have him joining our team.”
SCHEDULE
A total of 13 home games, which include contests
against traditional powerhouse programs such
as Clemson, SMU, South Carolina and IllinoisChicago, highlight the 2011 UAB men’s soccer
schedule.
In addition to the quality home contests, UAB is
going to be the host school for the 2011 Men’s
Soccer College Cup National Championship,
which will take place Dec. 9-11 at Regions Park
in Hoover, Ala.
“This is one of the best schedules we have ever
had,” Getman said. “Great games, 13 home
matches, and competition that will challenge us
to be the best we can be. We are very excited
about getting the season started.
“Hosting the National Championship is another
great challenge,” Getman continued. “I know our
community is going to be excited by this event.
One of our goals this year is to make sure we are
on the field and not watching from the stands.”
UAB has an opportunity to start the season on
a great note as it will play six of its first seven
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The 14th annual UAB “Soccer For A Cure” Classic, which will take place on Sept. 16-18 at West
Campus Field, rounds out the home stretch. This
year’s Classic should be another exciting one as
the Blazers welcome Gardner-Webb, VCU and
UW Milwaukee to this year’s tournament. UAB’s
first game in the event will be an intriguing one,
as former UAB assistant coach and current VCU
head coach Dave Giffard will lead his Rams
against the Blazers on Friday night. On Sunday,
UAB will conclude the event with a contest
against UW Milwaukee.
The following weekend, UAB will travel to the
northwest corner of the nation to compete at the
Washington Huskie Classic in Seattle, Wash. The
Blazers open the event against Portland (Sept. 23)
and will conclude it vs. tournament host Washington (Sept. 25). It will mark the first time the
Huskies and Blazers have met on the pitch since
an epic quadruple overtime contest during the
2000 NCAA Tournament, which Washington
won, 1-0.
The Blazers will close out the non-conference
portion of their schedule on Oct. 12, when it
hosts American University.
The nine-team Conference USA, which had four
NCAA Tournament representatives last season
(Tulsa, SMU, UCF and South Carolina), should
be as competitive, if not better, in 2011. The
Blazers will play home league contests against
South Carolina (Oct. 4), UCF (Oct. 15), Memphis (Oct. 19) and FIU (Oct. 29). UAB will have
conference road games at Kentucky (Oct. 8),
Marshall (Oct. 22), SMU (Oct. 22) and Tulsa
(Nov. 4).
The 2011 Conference USA Tournament will be
held Nov. 9-13 in Tulsa, Okla.
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2011 Roster Breakdown
2011 NUMERICAL ROSTER
NO.
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
19
21
22
23
24
26
NAME
Chase Bullman
Tucker Stone
Carl Woszczynski
Reed Matte
Karl Chester
Michael Brody
Milan Milinkovic
Mladen Lemez
Babayele Sodade
Atak Yai
Chase Wickham
Chris Williams
Javier Alvial
Diego Navarrete
Stewart Abrahart
Norris Howze
Kofi Gyawu
Moses Adeniran
Ken Tabata
Joshua Stewart
Alex Clay
Darion Copeland
Ian Michalak
Cole Iverson
Jack Falle
POS
GK
GK
GK
F/D
F
D
D
D
F
F
F
MF
MF
F
D
MF
F
MF
D
MF
MF
D
D
F
GK
HT
6-2
6-2
6-5
6-1
5-10
6-2
5-10
6-5
6-3
5-9
5-10
6-2
5-11
5-11
6-3
6-0
6-3
5-11
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-0
6-2
5-11
6-4
WT
190
190
210
170
155
190
165
200
195
120
155
190
150
165
185
170
170
160
195
180
160
175
190
160
205
CL
RS Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Brandon, Miss./Jackson Prep
Fairview, N.C./AC Reynolds HS
Columbus, Ind./Columbus North HS
Birmingham, Ala./John Carroll HS
Kathleen, Ga./Perry HS
Dallas, Texas/Marcus HS
Sarajevo, Serbia/University of Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Serbia/University of Novi Sad
Windsor, Ontario/Holy Names
Jackson, Miss./Murrah HS
Vancouver, British Columbia/Trinity Western University
Pearl, Miss./Pearl HS
Iquique, Chile/Homeschooled
Santiago, Chile/SSCC Manquehue (Chile)
Duluth, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian School
Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS
Lilburn, Ga./Parkview HS
Houston, Texas/Alabama A&M
Houston, Texas/Clear Lake HS
Birmingham, Ala./South Carolina
Huntsville, Ala./Randolph HS
Stockbridge, Ga./Dutchtown HS
Collierville, Tenn./St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Independant School
Decatur, Ala./Decatur HS
Lilburn, Ga./Parkview HS
Head Coach: Mike Getman (Indiana, 1982)
Assistant Coaches: Justus Griffin (UAB, 1994), Joel Wallace (MacMurray College, 1991)
2011 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
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16
11
4
00
3
21
22
26
Stewart Abrahart
Moses Adenarin
Javier Alvial
Michael Brody
Chase Bullman
Karl Chester
Alex Clay
Darion Copeland
Jack Falle
D
MF
MF
D
GK
F
MF
D
GK
15
14
24
6
2
23
5
12
7
Kofi Gyawu
Norris Howze
Cole Iverson
Mladen Lemez
Reed Matte
Ian Michalak
Milan Milinkovic
Diego Navarrete
Babayele Sodade
F
M
F
D
D/M
D
D
F
F
19
0
17
9
10
1
8
Joshua Stewart
Tucker Stone
Ken Tabata
Chase Wickham
Chris Williams
Carl Woszczynski
Atak Yai
M
GK
D
F
M
GK
F
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Moses Adenarin............................Ad-uh-NEER-an
Javier Alvial..................................Hav-EE-air Al-VEE-all
Jack Falle......................................Fah-LEE
Kofi Gyawu..................................KO-fee JEE-ah-WOO
Mladen Lemez.............................Muh-LAH-den
Reed Matte..................................Maddy
Ian Michalak................................Muh-ha-lick
Milan Milinkovic.........................Mih-Lan Mih-LINK-oh-vich
Diego Navarrete...........................Nav-uh-reh-TAY
Babayele Sodade...........................Bah-bye-elle-EE Sho-Dahd-DAY
Ken Tabata...................................Tuh-BAH-tah
Curtis Ushedo..............................You-SHAY-doh
Carl Woszcsynski..........................Wuh-Zyn-SKEE
Atak Yai........................................Ah-TOCK Yie
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Head Coach Mike Getman
• 96 all-conference honorees.
• Six conference Newcomer of the Year
awards.
Mike Getman
Head Coach
20th Season at UAB
25th Season Overall
2011 UAB Men’s Soccer • 2011 UAB Men’s Soccer • 2011 UAB Men’s Soccer
Mike Getman has seen his dream of a UAB
soccer program that would compete for conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths
come true.
Getman, now in his 20th season as UAB’s
head coach, has led the Blazers to five NCAA
Tournament appearances, including a spot
in the Elite Eight in 1999 and Sweet 16 in
2001. Additionally, he has led UAB teams to
five regular season and tournament championships and has been selected the conference
coach of the year on three different occasions.
It is a far cry from when Getman accepted the job of turning the Blazer program
around. He inherited a program in 1992 that
had just three winning records in its first 13
seasons.
Getman set goals for the program and Blazer
fans know that many of those original goals
have been met or exceeded. Consider…
• The Blazers have won 208 matches since
1993 for an average of over 11 wins per
season.
• Five trips to the NCAA Tournament –
1994, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006 (The
Elite Eight in ‘99 and Sweet 16 in ‘01).
• Five conference titles, including three
regular-season championships (C-USA in
‘95 and ‘99 and Great Midwest in ‘94) and
two conference tournament championship
crowns (C-USA in ‘99 and Great Midwest
in ‘94).
• The Blazers have been ranked in the
national poll in 13 of the last 15 seasons,
including a highest ranking of No. 3 in 2003
and highest finish of eighth in 1999.
• Defeated three No. 1-ranked teams in
SMU (2006), North Carolina (2000) and
UCLA (1997).
• Victories over
traditional
national powers and ranked
teams, such as
No. 10 UIC and
No. 13 Kentucky
in 2009, No. 3
Indiana in 2007;
No. 1 SMU and
No. 17 Kentucky in 2006;
No. 11 USF
in 2004; No. 3
Saint Louis, No.
9 USF, No. 13
Furman (twice)
and No. 20
South Carolina
in 2001; No. 1
North Carolina
and No. 6 Furman in 2000;
No. 2 Saint
Louis (twice),
No. 5 Southwest Missouri
State,
No. 17
SMU, and No.
18 Santa Clara,
all in 1999 and
No. 1 UCLA in
1997.
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• The building of a top-flight soccer facility on campus, West Campus Field. The
facility attracts large crowds for not only
UAB matches, but serves as a site for international soccer events. The Blazers became
the first collegiate program to ever compete
against the U.S. National Team in March
2000. UAB has won nearly 80 percent of
all its matches at WCF.
• Getman is the winningest coach in Conference USA history with a record 77 league
wins.
• More than 100 conference academic honor
roll members over the last 20 years.
THE GETMAN RECORD
Year School Overall Conference Highlights
1987 Harvard
14-1-3
6-0-1 (1st)
NCAA Final Four
1988 Harvard
8-3-4
5-1-1 (3rd)
1989 Harvard
7-8-0
4-3-0 (4th)
1990 Harvard
6-7-1
3-4-0 (5th)
1991 Harvard
7-7-1
3-3-1 (T-4th)
1992 UAB
4-15-1
0-5-0 (6th)
1993 UAB
11-7-2
4-1-1 (2nd) GMC Coach of the Year
1994 UAB
15-4-1
5-1-0 (1st)
GMC Champions
GMC Tournament
Champions
NCAA First Round
1995 UAB
15-4-1
7-0-1 (1st)
C-USA Champions
C-USA Coach of the Year
1996 UAB
13-6-1
5-3-0 (4th)
1997 UAB
10-8-1
4-3-1 (4th)
1998 UAB
12-6-0
5-3-0 (T-3rd)
1999 UAB
17-6-0
7-1-0 (T-1st) C-USA Co-Champions
C-USA Tournament
Champions
NCAA Elite Eight
C-USA Coach of the Year
2000 UAB
14-5-2
5-1-2 (2nd) NCAA First Round
2001 UAB
15-6
7-3-0 (T-2nd) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2002 UAB
9-7-3
4-4-2 (6th)
2003 UAB
10-5-5
4-3-2 (T-4th)
2004 UAB
12-7
7-2-0 (2nd)
2005 UAB
10-7-1
5-3-1 (3rd)
2006 UAB
10-6-4
4-3-1 (T-4th) NCAA First Round
2007 UAB
7-11-1
2-6-0 (T-7th)
2008 UAB
6-10-3
2-5-1 (8th)
2009 UAB
12-4-2
5-2-1 (3rd)
2010 UAB
10-7-1
4-4 (5th)
Overall
Conference
at Harvard (5)
42-26-9, .604
21-11-3, .643 (Ivy)
at UAB (19)
212-131-29, .609
86-53-13, .608 (C-USA
& Great Midwest)
Totals (24)
254-157-38, .608
107-64-16, .615
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MIKE GETMAN: WINNER
Winningest Active NCAA Division I Coaches (Pct.)
Name
Yrs. Won Lost Ties
1. Caleb Porter, Akron
5
90 12 11
2. Ray Reid, Connecticut
22 346 87 49
3. Dennis Currier, Dayton
18 251 84 30
4. Dave Masur, St. John’s (N.Y.) 24 343 111 70
39. Mike Getman, UAB
24 254 157 38
.Pct
.845
.769
.729
.721
.608
Winningest Active NCAA Division I Coaches (Wins)
Name
Yrs. Won Lost Ties .Pct
1. Mark Berson, South Carolina 34 441 180 58 .692
2. Tom Martin, James Madison 34 440 169 58 .703
3. Ralph Lundy, Col. of Charleston
35 406 263 43 .600
4. Bob Gray, Marshall
34 403 215 46 .642
5. Bob Warming, Penn State
33 397 188 65 .661
21. Mike Getman, UAB
24 254 157 38 .608
Winningest C-USA Coaches by League Wins
Name
Won Lost Ties .Pct
1. Mike Getman, UAB
77 46 12 .615
2. John Tart, Charlotte
45 36
5 .552
3. Steve Adlard, Marquette
43 39 4 .523
4. Richie Grant, Memphis
38 55 10 .417
5. Tom McIntosh, Tulsa
29 11
9 .684
• Three Academic All-Americans.
With all of those accomplishments, Getman
is not satisfied. “We want to be a national
contender every year,” he said. “We play
in one of the toughest conferences in the
nation, Conference USA, and we feel that
our schedule helps us to prepare for postseason play.”
In 2005, Getman was named the
C-USA Coach of the Decade for his accomplishments during his coaching tenure
at UAB. Furthermore, Getman has been
named conference Coach of the Year three
times. He holds a 244-150-37 (.609) mark
in 23 seasons as a head coach and a 202124-28 (.610) record in 18 seasons at UAB.
Even more impressive is the total of 91
all-conference selections he has coached at
UAB, including six of the last 16 Freshman
(Conference USA) and Newcomer (Great
Midwest) of the Year award winners.
For the last four years (2008-11), Getman
has served on the NCAA Men’s Soccer
Committee. He has also played a big part
in bringing the 2011 NCAA Men’s College
Cup to Birmingham.
Furthermore, Getman is ranked among col-
lege soccer’s top men’s active
coaches (39th in winning percentage and 21st in victories).
Getman is among a handful
of coaches who both played
for and coached a team to the
NCAA College Cup, accomplishing the feat twice as a
player and once as a coach.
Getman’s players’ successes
extend off the field as well.
Over 90 percent of studentathletes who have played four
years during his tenure as head
coach completed their degree
requirements. He now boasts
over 100 C-USA honor roll
members (3.0 GPA or above),
17 C-USA academic medal of
honor recipients (3.75 GPA
or above) and three academic
All-Americans.
Getman has further improved
his already impressive academic standards
over the past few years, as three Blazers have
been tabbed the C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year, with all three honorees coming over the last six seasons
(Lukasz Kwapisz in 2004, Jeremy
Drake in 2006 and Wes Johnson in
2008).
In fact, in 2006, Drake was tabbed
the league’s Scholar Athlete of the
Year for men’s soccer, while Lukasz
Kwapisz earned the post-graduate
scholarship award for men’s soccer.
The duo were the only UAB studentathletes to earn the prestigious awards
in any sport.
UAB fans have responded to the program’s winning ways as home attendance average at West Campus Field
over the past few years is close to
1,000. In 2003, UAB was 16th in the
nation in average attendance (1,077/
game) and 25th in the nation in
total attendance (7,545). During the
2006 campaign, UAB ranked 31st in
average attendance (853/game) and
43rd in total attendance (5,972). In
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2009, UAB ranked 48th in total attendance
(6,779).
In 2009, a West Campus Field record crowd
of 3,481 witnessed UAB’s 3-0 exhibition victory over Clemson. Even though that match
did not count in the Blazers’ overall record,
it served as a catalyst for the rest of the year
and what was to come. Getman guided
his 2009 squad to a 12-4-2 overall record,
including road victories over No. 10 UIC
(3-1) and No. 13 Kentucky (1-0). Despite
the disappointment in missing the NCAA
Tournament, Getman still managed to reach
the 10-win plateau for the 14th time in his
18 seasons as head coach at UAB.
The Blazers last reached the NCAA Tournament in 2006, which capped a stretch of
four NCAA Tournament appearances over
an eight-year span. The campaign was highlighted when previously undefeated and
then-No. 1-ranked SMU invaded West
Campus Field. In front of a then-record
crowd of 2,755 fans, the Blazers stunned
the Mustangs, 2-1, to set off an impressive
run of 3-0-2 to end the campaign. UAB
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Head Coach Mike Getman
also defeated No. 10 Notre Dame (1-0), No.
16 South Carolina (3-2), No. 18 Kentucky
(1-0/ot) and No. 24 UNC Greensboro (3-2)
during the season.
Getman had three all-conference performers, while Jerson Monteiro and Dejan Jakovic earned NSCAA All-Region accolades.
Furthermore, Monteiro became the highest
Blazer ever drafted in the MLS, as the Chicago Fire took him as the No. 8 overall pick
in 2006. Additionally, Sandy Gbandi was
taken in the first round of the supplemental
draft by FC Dallas that same season.
The 2005 season was highlighted by Leandro de Oliveira’s selection as the No. 11
overall pick in the MLS Draft by the New
England Revolution. The Brazillian midfielder was a two-time All-American standout for Getman at UAB.
The 2004 Blazers were Conference USA runners-up in both the regular season and postseason tournament.
In 2001, UAB made a third consecutive trip
to the NCAAs. The Blazers opened tournament play with a 1-0 overtime victory over
Furman, then defeated region hosts South
Carolina, 3-2, to earn a trip to the Sweet
16 for a second time in three years. Despite
dropping a 3-2 double overtime heartbreaker
to Clemson, UAB finished 15-6, runner-up
in C-USA, and set a school record with eight
players selected to all-conference teams.
winning streak.
Getman came to Birmingham from Harvard, where he was head coach from 198791. During his time at the Cambridge,
Mass., school, his teams posted a 42-26-9
(.604) record, including a 21-11-3 (.643)
mark in Ivy League play. In his first season at
Harvard, he led his team to the 1987 NCAA
Final Four, as the Crimson went 14-1-3 and
captured the Ivy League title. He became the
youngest coach (28) to lead a team to the
Division I Final Four. The following season,
Harvard was ranked No. 1 for the first time
in the school’s history. While at Harvard,
Getman developed 21 all-Ivy League players,
nine all-New England performers and two
All-Americans.
He started his coaching career at his alma
mater, Indiana, where he served as an assistant coach from 1984-86. In those three
seasons, the Hoosiers were in the NCAA
Tournament twice and played in the 1984
title game.
Getman played professionally as a defender
for the Detroit Express of the American Soc-
cer League from 1982-83. He was the team’s
Rookie of the Year in 1982, as the Express
won the ASL championship.
A three-year letterwinner at Indiana, he
played fullback for the Hoosiers from 197781, during which time IU finished as an
NCAA Division I national finalist in 1978
and 1980.
A native of Bloomington, Ind., he earned his
bachelor’s degree in economics from Indiana
in 1982 and his master’s in athletic administration from IU in 1987.
Involved in all facets of soccer, Getman has
been South Region coach for the U.S. Soccer
Festival. He was the chairman of the soccer
games committee for the 1996 Birmingham
Olympic Soccer Committee. He has also
served as a guest columnist on the 1998
World Cup Tournament for the Birmingham
Post-Herald.
He and his wife, Rena, reside in Homewood.
They have three children, Nathan (17), Eli
(12) and Ethan (11).
In 2000, the Blazers fell to Washington in
a four-overtime match that is arguably the
most exciting NCAA Tournament match
ever played. It was UAB’s first appearance
in the tournament as an at-large team and
the first back-to-back appearance in school
history.
In 1999, the Blazers had the most successful season in UAB men’s soccer history by
advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals. The
Blazers won both the Conference USA regular season and tournament championships,
finished eighth in the final NSCAA national
poll and posted a 17-6 overall record for the
program’s seventh straight winning season.
The Blazers set the school record for wins in
a season and had a school record 13-match
The Getman family (L to R): Ethan, Rena, Nathan, Mike and Eli.
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Q&A With Coach Getman
What are your overall thoughts on the
upcoming season?
“Obviously I’m very excited. I think we
have a very talented team, depth at every
position, and I think we’re going to be one
of the more athletic teams in the country.
Each of the last two years, we had great seasons but couldn’t close the deal at the end
of the year. We can blame it on injuries, we
can blame it on bad luck, it doesn’t matter.
We didn’t get the job done the last week of
the season each of the last two years. We
certainly think that we’re a deeper, stronger
team where one injury or two might not
end our season the way it has in the past.”
What are your team’s overall strengths?
“Last year we led the nation in goal scoring
until we lost Anthony King to an injury.
But what people don’t know is that both
Kofi Gyawu and Babayele Sodade had
injuries all season long, both of them had
surgeries in the spring and both of them are
fully healthy and fit. So we certainly think
they’re both going to have great years and
score a lot of goals. But we’ve also brought
in a number of attacking players that I
think can give us the extra punch we need.
I don’t know if we’ll lead the nation in
scoring again but I expect this to be a very
exciting offensive team. We are also a big,
athletic and skillful team, which is a very
powerful tool. We look for the best players we can find, and it just happens they’re
tall. I think a lot of coaches will look at
the roster and think, ‘Wow, that’s a big
team,’ but what I think is, “Wow, that’s an
athletic team.’”
How important is senior leadership and
team chemistry on this year’s team?
“We have 12 new players, so we’re going
to need senior leadership. We’re fortunate
to have six players who are not just good
players but are great leaders. Carl is a
natural leader, Tucker is a natural leader.
Babyele is a leader is many different ways.
Josh is a quiet leader. We have a lot of guys
who have played a lot of college soccer but
also are going to do a good job of helping
our team build the proper chemistry. If we
develop good chemistry quickly, we will
have a good season. We have great players
and people here, and the new guys coming
in are going to fit in very well.”
Is the midfield area a concern for you
entering the season?
“I wouldn’t say [midfielders] is an area
of concern; it’s an area of change. We
started most games last year with Michal
Mravec, Victor Sambade, and Kevin Sawchak. Obviously two of those three are now
playing professional soccer in Europe. So
we graduated three terrific players, and that
would appear to leave a void in the middle
of the field. However, we return Josh
Stewart, who has a great deal of experience
and is more than ready to step in and play
a major role. We return Chris Williams.
who is ready to have a great senior year.
We have a number of other people who
can and will play in midfield. So we return
two very experienced players in midfield,
and we have four or five new players who
I’m confident can step in and do a good
job for us.”
What should be fans expectations for this
year’s team?
“I think fans can expect a very exciting
team. I expect us to be very athletic, very
dynamic going forward. We have players
who are a little bit inexperienced in some
places, so at some times there will be a
lot of new players on the field. But as the
season goes on and we get more comfortable, I think this is going to be a very
good team, with a chance to be one
of the best teams we’ve ever
had.”
How exciting is it to be
the host institution for
the 2011 NCAA Men’s
College Cup?
“As a state, there have
been very few national
championships played
here. So for us to be
selected, it’s a great
honor for our team,
and for our university. I also think
it’s a statement
about what the
NCAA thinks of
Alabama: that this
is the best place in
the United States to
bring this national
championship. We’re
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very excited. I think it will showcase the
sport of soccer; I think it gives us a chance
to showcase our university, our city, and
our state to the world.”
Who are the all-star candidates on this
year’s team?
“For sure the person who is going to draw
the most attention is our goalkeeper Carl
Woszczynski, who had a great season and
should be an All-American candidate. I
think he’s going to be one of the top
seniors in soccer and so we’re expecting
great things from him. I think Babayele,
going into his senior year, will be great.
He’s healthy for the first time. I think he’s
going to have a season that really gets him
noticed. There’s so many others, though.
I think because those two are seniors they
really get noticed, but Kofi has been one
of our leading scorers for the last two years
and I don’t see that changing. I think Josh
Stewart is going to have a great year for us.
Mladen Lemez had a great year last year
and will have a great year this year. But I
think there are legitimately 15 more players
who can all be more than just a good soccer player. For that reason, I think this is
going to be one of the deepest teams we’ve
ever had.”
How do you feel about this
year’s schedule?
“We built this schedule with
two goals in mind. First, play
as many difficult games at the
start of the year as we could to
help our new players develop to
the level they need to be at by
the time conference season
starts. Part two is we schedule as many good games
throughout the year to give
ourselves the best chance to
play in the NCAA tournament and go as far as we
can. And so this schedule
gives us exactly those two
things. Then it’s into the
conference schedule and
C-USA is a great conference with a number of
very good teams. And by
the time we get through all
that, we should be ready to be successful in the NCAA tournament.”
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Assistant Coach Justus Griffin
Justus Griffin
Assistant Coach
17th Season at UAB
17th Season Overall
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Justus Griffin, who has been a part of
the UAB men’s soccer program since
head coach Mike Getman’s first season
back in 1992, begins his 17th season
with the Blazers’ staff. He assists with
on-the-field coaching and the general
administration of the program.
“Justus has been with our program as a
player and as a coach for over 20 years
and he is a big part of our success,” Getman said. “I am very fortunate to have
an assistant who understands our team
and what we expect so well.”
career having started 59-of-60 matches
in his three seasons. He scored one goal
and tallied 10 assists and was selected to
the Great Midwest All-Newcomer team
in 1992.
After his career with the Blazers, Griffin
signed a contract to play with the Chattanooga Express of the EISL in 1994. He
played one year with the Express before
returning to the UAB program at the
beginning of the 1995 campaign.
Griffin is involved in all
aspects of the program,
including recruiting, scheduling and coordinating travel.
During his tenure, UAB has
achieved unprecedented success with five NCAA tournament appearances, including
an Elite Eight and two Sweet
16 teams.
Griffin was a three-year letterwinner for the Blazers
(1992-94) as a defender. He
helped lead the Blazers to the
program’s first conference
championship and NCAA
Tournament in 1994.
He finished his playing
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Prior to coming to Birmingham, he
played one season (1991) at Hinds
Community College in Raymond,
Miss., where he was selected the team’s
Best Defensive Player.
Griffin received his United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “B” license and
is a member of the Alabama ODP staff.
He resides in Birmingham.
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Assistant Coach Joel Wallace
Joel Wallace
Assistant Coach
Third Season at UAB
20th Season Overall
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Joel Wallace, a former UAB assistant
who spent 11 years as the head men’s
soccer coach at Westminster (Mo.) College, enters his third season in his second
stint on the Blazers’ staff.
said. “I am very excited to have such an
outstanding coach in our program. His
primary responsibility is coaching our
goalkeepers, but he will have a hand in
all aspects of UAB Soccer.”
Wallace specializes in working with goalkeepers and assumes that role in his position with the Blazers. UAB head coach
Mike Getman feels Wallace is an excellent asset to his staff and for his players.
Wallace, who boasts 20 years of collegiate soccer coaching experience, was the
head men’s coach at Westminster from
1998-2008. Additionally, he coached
the women’s soccer team from 2005-08.
Wallace was an assistant coach at UAB
under Getman from 1994-96.
“Coach Wallace brings a lot of energy
and experience to our team,” Getman
Wallace left
the Westminster
men’s
program
as the winningest soccer coach in
school history, racking
up an 11-year
record
of
105-85-16.
Additionally,
he guided the
Blue Jays to
the school’s
first conference
title
in
soccer
and its firstever NCAA
tournament
appearance in
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2002. Including his one year spent as a
head coach at his alma mater, MacMurray (Mo.) College, Wallace has compiled
a career record of 121-91-17 during his
12-year head coaching career.
Prior to becoming a collegiate head
coach, Wallace spent five seasons as an
assistant coach at MacMurray College
(1992-94) and Connecticut (1997), as
well as with the Blazers. While at UAB,
Wallace also earned his master’s degree in
athletic administration.
Wallace is a graduate of MacMurray
College where he earned first-team allconference and all-region honors in the
net. During his playing days (1988-91),
Wallace helped lead MacMurray to the
NCAA Division III Sweet 16 (1990) and
Elite Eight (1991). He was also tabbed
a two-time Prairie College Conference
Most Valuable Player (1989 and 1990).
He still holds several school records,
including most career shutouts (40),
most shutouts in a season (18 in 1991)
and most consecutive shutouts (7). His
18 shutouts during the 1991 campaign
also are an NCAA Division III record.
Wallace and his wife Patty Wallace, have
two children, a daughter, Ryli (16), and
a son, Kevin (13).
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Volunteer Assistant Coach Michael Biggs
captain as a senior.
Biggs, who graduated from UAB in 2007 with a
degree in mathematics, played in 65 games during his four-year career. He scored two goals as a
defender and also tallied an assist.
Michael Biggs
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Fourth Season at UAB
Fourth Season Overall
takes to truly be successful.”
Behind Biggs’ leadership, the Blazers earned
an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament in
2006 and hosted the first round contest against
Gardner-Webb. He also led the Blazers to their
last C-USA Championship game appearance
(2004), as well as a win over then-No. 1 SMU
(Oct. 25, 2006), who entered the game as the
only unbeaten team in the country.
Biggs, who is also in his fourth season as the youth
soccer coach for Vestavia Hills Soccer Club, is
expected to be an on-field coach, handle administrative duties, as well as play a role in almost every
major aspect of the program except off-campus
recruiting.
Biggs is one of only a handful of players to earn
the Coaches Award twice, which is given by the
coaching staff at the end of the season to the player who demonstrates the best attitude and work
ethic. He garnered the recognition individually in
2005 and as part of the entire senior class in 2006.
Biggs certainly has the expertise and experience to
make an impact. He was a four-year letterwinner
(2003-06) and was voted by his teammates as
Biggs, who was born and raised in Birmingham,
attends graduate school at UAB, and is concentrating on a masters in business administration.
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Former UAB men’s soccer player Michael Biggs
enters his fourth season with the UAB men’s soccer program, and his second year as a volunteer
assistant coach. Biggs served as an administrative
assistant in the men’s soccer office from 2007-09.
“Michael was a great leader and one of the hardest working players we have ever had,” UAB head
coach Mike Getman said. “My expectation is
that those same character traits will rub off on
this group of players and that his leadership and
guidance will help our players understand what it
Juan Carlos Cruz
Stacey Torman
Manager
Strength & Conditioning Coach
First Season
23rd Season
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Greg Mytyk
Aaron Jordan
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Associate Athletic Media Relations
Third Season
Eighth Season
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Drew Barnette
Derek Rios
Academic Advisor
Administrative Assistant
Fourth Season
First Season
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Meet The Blazers
Michael Bro d y
6-2 | 190 | So. | Defender
Dallas, Texas | Marcus HS
Freshman Season (2010)
Saw action in three contests ... made
first career appearance with 14 minutes
of action against North Florida (9/11)
... lone shot of the season came against
Alabama A&M (9/26).
4
High School
A four-year letterwinner out of Marcus
High School where he played under head
coach John Gall ... helped lead his team
to back-to-back state championships
Full Name Michael Arthur Brody (2007, 2008) ... also part of team that set
Birthdate
Dec. 5, 1991 the state record for consecutive wins (32).
BRODY’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Hartford, Conn.
Birthplace
Other Soccer Info
Brother Bryan Played his club soccer for the Dallas
Texans, coached by current SMU men’s
Sister Kristen
soccer head coach Tim McClements.
Parents
Peter and Karen Brody
Major Business
H.S. Coach
John Gall
Club Coach
Tim McClements
Miscellaneous
Born Michael Arthur Brody on Dec.
5, 1991 in Hartford, Conn. ... favorite
website is Facebook.com ... if he were to play another sport, it would be
swimming ... favorite movie is Remember The Titans ... his biggest influence on his career was his dad, Peter Brody ... chose UAB because of “the
high quality of soccer and the business school.”
Michael Brody’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2010
3-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0
TOTAL 3-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0
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Meet The Blazers
Kofi Gyaw u
6-3 | 195 | Jr. | Forward
Lilburn, Ga. | Parkview HS
Sophomore Season (2010)
A third-team all-conference performer ...
ranked second on the team and ninth in
C-USA with six goals on the season ...
also ranked second on the squad in points
(13), shots (35) and shots on goal (17)
... his four game-winning goals on the
GYAWU’S
year not only led the Blazers, but also
ranked second in the league ... named
PERSONAL
to the UAB “Soccer For A Cure” ClasFILE
sic All-Tournament team ... helped
lead team to the Classic’s championFull Name Kofi Agyeman Gyawu
ship by scoring a pair of goals against
Birthdate
Aug. 22, 1991
North Florida (9/11) ... in addition to
Birthplace
Atlanta, Ga.
Parents
Emmanuel and the game-winner against the Ospreys,
he also recorded game-winning tal
Elizabth Gyawu
lies against Lipscomb (9/19), Alabama
Brother Yaw
A&M (9/26) and Kentucky (10/9)
Sister
Bessie
... recorded a goal and an assist, to go
Major Psychology
along with a season-best four shots on
H.S. Coach
Michael Tolmich
goal, at South Carolina (10/2).
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Club Coach
Other Soccer Info
Played club soccer for Norcross Fury 91 under head coach Tony Annan ...
led team to a pair of championships in 2008 (Score of the Shore and Region
III Premier League) ... was second in scoring in Region Premier League in
2007 (12 goals in 11 games) and first in scoring in 2008 (8 goals in 8 games).
Miscellaneous
Born Kofi Agyeman Gyawu on Aug. 22, 1991 in Atlanta, Ga. ... favorite
television show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air ... lists favorite food as his mother’s
African food, primarily a dish called jollof rice ... his biggest influence on his
career has been his father, who always told him to work hard and stay positive ... the person he would most like to meet is Thierry Henry ... the reason
he decided to come to UAB is because of the coaching staff and the campus.
Tony Annan
Freshman Season (2009)
Burst onto the scene during his first
2010
season with the Green and Gold, earnC-USA Third Team All-Conference
ing a spot on the Conference USA AllFreshman team ... despite making only
2009
one start in 18 appearances during the
C-USA All-Freshman Team
season, Gyawu finished the year tied
C-USA Offensive POW (10/12)
for the team lead in total goals with
seven and ranked second on the team
with 16 points (7g, 2a) ... recorded the
first UAB hat trick since 2003 when he
scored three goals in a 7-1 win over FIU (10/10) ... had a career-best five
shots on goal against the Golden Panthers ... earned his first career league
offensive player of the week for his efforts against FIU ... finished eighth in
C-USA in goals and was ninth in goals per game (0.39) ... also tied for team
lead with a pair of game-winning goals this season ... scored both goals in
a 2-1 win over Central Arkansas (9/18) ... also had a game-winning tally
against Houston Baptist (9/27) in what was his lone start of the season ...
led team in shot percentage (.259) and shots on goal percentage (.704) ...
closed the year with 27 shots and 19 shots on goal.
HONORS/AWARDS
High School
Played at Parkview High School under head coach Michael Tolmich ...
listed as an All-American performer by NSCAA and was a third team AllAmerican by ESPNRISE.com ... a four-time, all-county first-team honoree ... also tabbed to the Gwinnett County Super Six in each of the last
three seasons ... 2007 Gwinnett County Player of the Year ... leading scorer
in Parkview school history with 69 goals throughout career ... a four-year
starter on the varsity team ... was the MVP of the Georgia state all-star
game ... captain of 2008 and 2009 teams.
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Kofi Gyawu’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2009 18-1 7 2
16 27 .259 19 .704 2
2010 18-18 6 1
13 35 .171 17 .486 4
TOTAL
36-19
13 3
29 62 .210 36 .581 6
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Meet The Blazers
Norris How ze
6-0 | 170 | So. | Midfielder
Hoover, Ala. | Hoover HS
HOWZEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
Birthdate
Birthplace
Parents
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Freshman Season (2010)
Saw action in 12 contests ... scored first
career goal in the win over Belmont
(9/17) ... played a season-best 29 minutes
vs. Alabama A&M (9/26) ... recorded
three shots on the year.
High School
Four-year varsity starter at Hoover High
School in Birmingham where he was
coached by Kris Keplinger ... ranked
as the No. 6 player in the South by
Norris Thurgood
TopDrawerSoccer.com ... earned a spot
Howze II
in the North-South All-Star contest ...
Sept. 20, 1991
helped team to the 2010 state chamHoover, Ala. pionship game ... was named all-metro
Norris Murdine and all-state following his senior season.
Brother Nic
Major
H.S. Coach
Club Coach
Other Soccer Info
Kris Keplinger Played his club soccer with the BirmingEric Dade and ham United Academy Team coached by
Eric Dade and Robert Starr ... helped
Robert Starr
club to the USSDA National Championship.
Health Relations
Miscellaneous
Born Norris Thurgood Howze II on Sept. 20, 1991 in Hoover, Ala. ...
favorite website is Facebook.com ... favorite movie is inception, while his
favorite actor is Denzel Washington and favorite actress is Angelina Jolie
... if he played another sport, it would be cricket ... most interesting thing
about him is he plays the violin and piano ... the biggest influence on his
career has been his parents.
Norris Howzeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2010 12-0 1 0
2 3 .333 1 .333 0
TOTAL 12-0 1 0 2 3 .333 1 .333 0
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Meet The Blazers
M laden L emez
6-5 | 200 | Jr. | Defender
Serajevo, Bosnia | Univ. of Novi Sad
LEMEZ’S
PERSONAL
FILE
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Full Name
Mladen Lemez
Birthdate
Jan. 25, 1990
Birthplace
East Serajevo
Parents Vidoje and Ljiljana Lemez
Sisters
Danka and Milena
Major Business
Sophomore Season (2010)
Only newcomer to start all 18 contests
a year ago ... led all field players in minutes played with 1,381 ... helped the
UAB defense to hold the opposition to
1.08 goals against average ... the first
goal scored of his career was the gamewinning tally on senior night against
Marshall (11/3) ... also recorded an assist
in the victory over North Florida (9/11)
... finished the season with seven shots,
three of which came on frame.
Other Soccer Info
A big, strong and athletic defender who
made long trek from Serajevo, Bosnia
to compete for UAB ... attended the
University of Novi Sad for one year,
where he studied business management
... also competed for the Bosnian Youth
National Team ... competed for the club
team FC Slavija in his home country.
Miscellaneous
Born Mladen Lemez on Jan. 25, 1990 in
East Sarajevo, Bosnia. ... favorite food is
chicken ... favorite movie is Armagedon
... favorite musician is Red Hot Chilli
Peppers ... his sisters have had the biggest influence on his career ... he
chose UAB because he “wanted to have a good education and play soccer.”
Mladen Lemez’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2010 18-18 1 1
3 7 .143 3 .429 1
TOTAL 18-18 1 1 3 7 .143 3 .429 1
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Meet The Blazers
Reed Matt e
6-1 | 170 | Jr. | Midfielder/Defender
Irondale, Ala. | John Carroll HS
Justin ... the reason he came to UAB is because “my dad played at UAB
and I wanted to follow in his footsteps and I think we can win a national
championship.”
Sophmore Season (2010)
One of just three returning players to
have started all 18 contests ... ranked
second on team in total minutes played
with 1,378 ... despite playing on the back
line, he ranked second on the squad
with four assists on the year ... had a
MATTE’S
pair of assists against North Florida
PERSONAL
(9/11) ... also had assists against Belmont (9/17) and South Carolina (10/2)
FILE
... finished with 13 shots on the year,
Full Name Reed Anderson Matte four of which came on frame ... named
Birthdate
Aug. 7, 1991 to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll.
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Birmingham, Ala.
Birthplace
Parents
Frank and Marcie Matte
Brothers
Frank and Justin
Sister Adelaide
Major
Environmental Science
H.S. Coach
David DiPiazza
Club Coach
Luke Whittle
Freshman Season (2009)
Played in 16 games during rookie season with the Blazers ... made solid
contributions off the bench, collecting
12 shots, four of which came on frame
... had a season-best two shots on three
different occasions.
HONORS/AWARDS
High School
Four-year starter at John Carroll High
School under head coach David DiPiazza ... tabbed an honorable mention
All-American by ESPNRISE.com ...
selected by the Birmingham News as the 2009 Alabama Player of the Year
... a three-time first-team all-state performer (2007, 2008 and 2009) ...
selected to the 2008 and 2009 All-Metro squads and tabbed the Metro
Player of the Year this past season ... helped lead team to two state championships in 2008 and 2009 ... tallied 105 goals and 69 assists during his
four seasons at JCHS ... along with teammate Alex Kuklinski (111 goals at
JCHS), the duo became first teammates in the nation since 1971 to each
score 100 career goals for their school ... also now holds the Alabama state
record for most assists in a career ... led team to a final ranking of No. 6
in the nation in 2009.
2010
C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll
Other Soccer Info
Played club soccer under Luke Whittle with the Vestavia Steamers ... was
the team captain of his club team ... led team to 2009 state championship
... the same squad also earned the Region III championship and finished
with a national ranking of No. 16.
Miscellaneous
Born Reed Anderson Matte on Aug. 7, 1991 in Birmingham, Ala. ... his
father, Frank, played at UAB from 1983-84 ... favorite television show
is Mythbusters ... favorite movie is The Goonies ... favorite food is Cinnamon Toast Crunch ... favorite musical group is Staind ... person who
has been the biggest influence in his career has been his twin brother
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Reed Matte’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2009 16-0 0 0 0 12 .000 4 .333 0
2010 18-18 0 4 4 13 .000 4 .308 0
TOTAL 18-18 0 4 4 25 .000 8 .320 0
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Meet The Blazers
Babayele Sod ad e
(11/7), both of which came on frame.
6-3 | 195 | Sr. | Forward
Windsor, Ontario | Holy Names
Selected to the preseason all-conference
team for a second-straight season ... invited to participate in the Canadian Olympic Men’s National Team training camp in
January of 2010, along with former Blazer
standout Curtis Ushedo.
SODADE’S
PERSONAL
FILE
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Junior Season (2010)
Named as an NSCAA Second-Team
All-Region and second-team all-conference honoree, marking the second
consecutive season he has earned the
Full Name
Babayele Sodade
recognition ... led team and ranked
Birthdate
July 26, 1990
fifth in the league with nine goals a
Birthplace
Onley, Md.
year ago ... also led UAB and ranked
Parents Babatunde and Olubunmi
seventh in C-USA with 20 points (9g,
Sodade
2a) ... scored a goal in each of the BlazBrother Babatumi
ers’ first five games to start the year ...
Sister Ayoleka
also lead the team in shots (44) and
Major Accounting
shots on goal (23) ... converted 3-of-4
H.S. Coach
Dave Koloff
penalty kicks on the campaign ... had
Club Coach
Frank Chiandussi
a goal and an assist in the win over
Belmont (9/17) ... scored two gameHONORS/AWARDS
winning goals on the year against
2010
Charlotte (9/10) and Belmont (9/17)
NSCAA Second Team All-Region
... was named to the UAB “Soccer For
C-USA Second Team All-Conference
A Cure” Classic and Lipscomb Classic
all-tournament teams ... a preseason
2009
all-conference honoree.
High School
Was a four-year starter for Dave Koloff at Holy Names ... was named
team MVP in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... tabbed a first-team all-city performer in 2006 and 2008 ... led team to a silver medal at the Ontario
Championships ... an honor roll student who also competed in football
and basketball.
Other Soccer Info
Played for Windsor FC Nationals under head coach Frank Chiandussi ...
led team to a finalist appearance in the 2007 Ontario Cup ... also helped
team capture the 2006 South Region Soccer League championship.
Miscellaneous
Born Babayele Sodade on July 26, 1990 in Onley, Md. ... favorite television show is My Wife And Kids ... favorite movie is Iron Man ... his father
had the biggest influence on his soccer career ... during his free time, he
likes to relax and watch movies or play video games ... chose UAB because
“I love the atmosphere around campus and it is the right place for me to
accomplish my goals.”
NSCAA Second Team All-Region
C-USA Second Team All-Conference
Sophomore Season (2009)
Had a breakout season on his way
to second team all-conference and
second team all-region honors ... appeared in all 18 contests making 16 starts ... led the squad in nearly every
offensive category including goals (7), points (18), shots (51) shots on
goal (25) and game-winning goals (2) ... finished in a tie for second on
the team in assists with four ... ranked among the league leaders in shots
(2nd), shots per game (4th), points (T7th), goals (8th), goals per game
(T9th) and points per game (T9th) on the season ... earned his first-ever
C-USA player of the week award after scoring twice, including the gamewinning goal, to upset then-No. 10 UIC (9/4) ... scored the game-winner
in a 1-0 win over Vermont (9/20) ... recorded a goal and an assist in the
3-0 win over South Carolina (10/28) ... also had a goal and an assist in the
win over FIU (10/10) ... assisted the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory
over Memphis (10/14).
C-USA Offensive POW (9/8)
Freshman Season (2008)
Saw action in 16 contests, making one start ... earned first start of his UAB
career in a 1-0 win over SIU Edwardsville (10/25) ... made first-ever appearance in the 1-0 win over Mercer (9/7) ... had 10 shots on the season
and four shots on goal ... recorded a career-high two shots against Marshall
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Babayele Sodade’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2008 16-1 0 0 0 10 .000 4 .400 0
2009 18-16 7 4
18 51 .137 25 .490 2
2010 18-18 9 2
20 44 .205 23 .523 2
TOTAL 52-35 16 6 28 105 .152 52 .495 4
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Meet The Blazers
Josh Stew ar t
5-10 | 180 | Sr. | Midfielder
ence on his career ... the best player he has ever played against was Brian
McBrice ... chose UAB because “I want to win championships.”
Birmingham, Ala. | South Carolina
STEWART’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
Junior Season (2010)
Made an immediate impact during his
first season at UAB, playing in 17 contests
while making 10 starts ... had a goal and
an assist on the year while playing primarily in the defensive midfield role ...
his only goal of the year was a gamewinning tally against FIU (10/16) ...
also recorded an assist in the win over
Alabama A&M (9/26) ... recorded 10
shots on the year with four coming
on goal.
Joshua Lamont
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Stewart
South Carolina (2007-09)
Stewart, the younger brother of recent
Birthplace
Birmingham, Ala.
graduate and four-year letterwinner
Parents
Marvin and Felicia Jonah Stewart, played three seasons
Stewart
(2007, 2008 and 2009) for South
Carolina before transferring to UAB
Brother
Jonah and Joel
... redshirted the 2009 season after
Major Finance
an injury six games into the season
H.S. Coach
Rick Grammar
... played and started all 19 contests
Club Coach
Luke Whittle
for the Gamecocks during his freshman season ... during his three years
HONORS/AWARDS
there, Stewart played in 43 contests
and made 25 starts ... lone assist of
2008
his career came during his freshman
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
season in 3-1 Gamecock victory over
Marshall (Oct. 27) ... combined for
2007
13 shots in his two seasons ... named
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
as a two-time honoree on the C-USA
Academic Honor Roll, as well as twice
earning SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
Birthdate
Sept. 22, 1988
High School
Played for coach Rick Grammar at Vestavia Hills High School ... a 2004
and 2005 first-team all-state selection ... named second-team all-metro in
2004 and first-team all-metro in 2005.
Other Soccer Info
Former member of the United States Youth National Team pool, Region
III Olympic Development Program (ODP) team and Alabama state team
... played club soccer for the Vestavia Steamers and coach Luke Whittle
... named Offensive Most Valuable Player of the Lakeshore Shootout ...
helped the ‘87 club to two state championships (2001 and 2004) and two
runner-up finishes (2002 and 2003) ... helped ‘89 team win the 2005 state
championship and finish second in 2006.
Miscellaneous:
Born Joshua Lamont Stewart on Sept. 22, 1988 in Birmingham, Ala.`. ...
favorite television show is Entourage ... favorite movie is Role Models ...
his favorite website is ESPN.com ... his parents have had the biggest influ27
Josh Stewart’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2007 19-19 0 1
1 7 .000 2 .286 0
2008 18-6 0 0
0 6 .000 1 .167 0
2009 6-0 0 0
0 0 .000 0 .000 0
2010 17-10 1 1 3 10 .100 4 .400 1
TOTAL 60-35 1 2 4 23 .043 7 .304 1
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Meet The Blazers
Tucker St o ne
6-2 | 190 | Sr. | Goalkeeper
Fairview N.C. | A.C. Reynolds HS
STONE’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
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Tucker Norris Stone
Birthdate
Aug. 27, 1989
Birthplace
Fairview, N.C.
Parents
Pat and Becky Stone
Brother Nate
Sisters
Jesse and Sammy
Major Economics
H.S. Coach
Patrick Gladys
Club Coach
Trei Morrison
HONORS/AWARDS
2010
C-USA Spirit of Service Award
C-USA Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2009
C-USA Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2008
C-USA Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2007
C-USA Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Junior Season (2010)
Saw action in four contests and finished
with a 0.36 goals against average ... made a
pair of starts at FIU (10/16) and at American (10/26) ... recorded a shutout in
both games he started, including making a career-best seven saves against
American ... is just the third player
in program history to earn four consecutive Conference USA Academic
Medal ... also named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
for a fourth-straight season ... selected
as the 2010 C-USA Spirit of Service
recipient for his work in the classroom
in and in the community.
record for most career shutouts in both regular season and playoff games
... also helped lead team to two conference championships ... graduated in
the top-15 of class with a 4.7 GPA ... a regular on the A-B Honor Roll and
recipient of the National Acheivement Scholarship.
Other Soccer Info
Played at Highland Football Club for eight years under head coach Trei
Morrison ... team finished second in state cup in 2005 ...team captain for
four years ... also played for ODP team in 2006.
Miscellaneous
Born Tucker Norris Stone on Aug. 27, 1989 in Fairview, N.C. ... favorite
movie is the Mask Of Zorro ... favorite musician is Paul Simon ... favorite
television show is Wizards of Waverly Place ... his club coach, Trei Morrison, had the biggest influence on his career ... came to UAB because it had
“a great soccer team and great people coaching and playing it.”
Sophomore Season (2009)
Did not appear in any games during season ... earned the Conference USA Academic Medal for a third consecutive
season ... also named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor
Roll for the third time in three years.
Freshman Season (2008)
Appeared in two games during season
... first start of career came against
SIU Edwardsville (10/25) in which
he recorded three saves on his way
to a 1-0 shutout win ... also saw action in the 4-1 win over Alabama
A&M (10/8) ... earned the Conference USA Academic Medal ... also
named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Redshirt Season (2007)
Redshirted for season ... awarded
Conference USA
Academic Medal,
awarded to student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or above during
the academic year ... also named to the
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at AC Reynolds High School under head coach Patrick Gladys ... named all-state in 2006 ... Western N.C. All-Region first
team and honorable mention in 2005 ... tabbed all-conference in 2005
and 2006 ... selected to the N.C. East-West All-Star game ... holds school
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Tucker Stone’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS Minutes GA GaAvg Saves W L T Sho
2008
2-1 103:44 1 0.87 5 1 0 0 1
2009
0-0 00:00 0 0 0 0
2010
4-2 247:13 1 0.36 9 1 0 1 2
TOTAL
6-3 350:57 2 0.51 14 2 0 1 2
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Ken Tabata
6-1 | 195 | Sr. | Defender
Houston, Texas | Clear Lake HS
Graduated in August of 2011 with a degree in mathematics and minor in chemistry ... currently pursuing his MBA this
fall.
TABATA’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
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Ken Ryan Tabata
Birthdate
June 18, 1989
Birthplace
Houston, Texas
Parents Chuck and Carolyn Tabata
Brother James
Sister Mika
Major Mathematics
Minor Chemistry
Grad School MBA
H.S. Coach
Jered Shriver
HONORS/AWARDS
2010
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2009
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2008
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Miscellaneous
Born Ken Ryan Tabata on June 18, 1989 in Houston, Texas ... favorite
show is Entourage ... favorite type of food is Mexican ... his favorite thing
to do when relaxing is playing the drums ... he won the Guitar Center
City Drumoff in 2006 ... his biggest influence on his career was his parents because of their encouragement ... he came to UAB because “I like
the soccer program, coaches and the school.”
Junior Season (2010)
Saw action in 14 contests on the
year, making seven starts ... earned
his first career start in the win over
North Florida (9/11) ... recorded
five shots on the seaon, including
two on frame ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor
Roll for a fourth-straight season.
Redshirt Season (2009)
Sat out as a redshirt during the 2009
season ... named to the Conference
USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for
a third-straight season.
Sophomore Season (2008)
Made five appearances throughout
season ... had one shot on the season
which came against Charlotte (9/21)
... named to the Conference USA
Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Freshman Season (2007)
Played in nine contests during campaign ... had one shot during season
which came on goal at Tulsa (11/9) ...
named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
High School
Four-year starter and captain at Clear
Lake High School under head coach
Jered Shriver ... earned all-district in
each of his four seasons ... was voted
the District 25-5A offensive MVP in 2007, on his way to helping lead
team to the district championship ... tabbed to the all-greater Houston
team ... voted team MVP in 2007 ... led the district in goals scored ...
was featured in RISE sports magazine ... selected as the MVP at the UAB
soccer camp ... a member of the student council for three years ... also
competed in basketball, football and track in high school ... was also a
member of the National Honor Society and the president of the National
Technical Honor Society.
2007
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Other Soccer Info
Played for the nationally-ranked Texas Soccer Club under head coach
Scott Dymond ... led team in goals scored ... was a member of the South
Texas State ODP team for five years and the Region III ODP team ...
team won state three times, as well as the Disney Showcase on two occasions.
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Ken Tabata’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2007
9-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0
2008
5-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0
2009 Did not play - Redshirt
2010 14-7 0 0
0 5 .000 2 .400 0
TOTAL 28-7 0 0 0 7 .000 4 .571 0
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Chris Willi ams
6-2 | 190 | Sr. | Midfielder
Pearl, Miss. | Pearl HS
... favorite television show is Jersey Shore ... favorite movie is Boondock
Saints ... his favorite thing to do when he has time to relax is to play FIFA
... favorite internet site is ESPN.com ... his biggest influence on his career
has been his parents.
Junior Season (2010)
Played in all 18 contests during the
season ... made his only start of the
year, and first-ever start at UAB, in the
win over then-nationally ranked UCF
(10/29) ... only points of the season
came when he found the back of the
WILLIAMS’
net against Alabama A&M (9/26) ...
PERSONAL
finished the campaign with 13 shots
FILE
and 4 shots on goal ... recorded a
career-high three shots against North
Full Name
Christopher Joseph Florida (9/11).
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Williams
Birthdate
Oct. 30, 1989
Birthplace
Flowood, Miss.
Parents Terry and Daphne Williams
Brother Chase
Major Biology
H.S. Coach
Andy Kivlan
Club Coach
Kenny White
HONORS/AWARDS
2010
Sophomore Season (2009)
Had an important role off the bench,
seeing action in 14 contests throughout the season ... scored first career
goal in a 7-1 victory over FIU (10/10)
... played a career-best 59 minutes
against the Golden Panthers ... also
recorded first career assist in the 3-0
victory over South Carolina (10/28)
... had a career-best two shots in
the C-USA Tournament game against
Marshall (11/13).
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Freshman Season (2008)
Played in five contests on the season ...
made first-ever UAB appearance with
13 minutes of action against Bradley (8/31) ... played a season-high 19
minutes against Marshall (11/7).
High School
Four-year starter at Pearl High School under head coach Andy Kivlan ...
selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Mississippi as
a senior ... earned 4A Player of the Year accolades as a senior as well ...
tabbed first-team all-state in back-to-back seasons (2007 and 2008) ...
chosen as second-team all-state as a sophomore ... set state high school
record during sophomore season with 39 assists on the year ... led team
to four consecutive state championships ... finished high school career
with 62 goals and 70 assists ... was named team MVP following both
junior and senior seasons.
Other Soccer Info
Played for Chicago Fire Juniors under head coach Kenny White and
Chad Hampton ... collected 86 goals and 121 assists during his nineyear span with the team ... helped lead team to three straight state cup
championships (2004, 2005 and 2006).
Miscellaneous
Born Christopher Joseph Williams on Oct. 30, 1989 in Flowood, Miss.
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Chris Williams’ Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2008
5-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0
2009 14-0 1 1
3 5 .200 1 .200 0
2010 18-1 1 0 2 13 .077 4 .308 0
TOTAL 37-1 2 1 5 19 .105 6 .316 0
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Carl Woszcz y n sk i
6-5 | 210 | R-Sr. | Goalkeeper
Columbus, Ind. | North HS
Selected as one of 30 candidates nationwide fot the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
... award honors NCAA Division I seniors
who have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom,
character and competition.
WOSZCZYNSKI’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
Carl Matthew
Woszczynski
Birthdate
April 18, 1988
Birthplace
Columbus, Ind.
Parents
Stan and Laura
Woszczynski
Sister Kristen
Major
Mechanical Engineering
H.S. Coach
David Green
Club Coach Massoud Roushandel
HONORS/AWARDS
2010
C-USA Third Team All-Conference
UAB Student-Athlete of the Week
(10/26)
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2009
NSCAA Second Team All-Region
C-USA First Team All-Conference
C-USA Defensive POW (10/26)
C-USA Defensive POW (10/5)
C-USA Defensive POW (9/28)
C-USA All-Academic Team
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2008
C-USA Defensive POW (9/8)
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2007
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Junior Season (2010)
Earned third-team all-conference honors
despite battling injuries throughout the year
... started 16 contests on the season ... made
58 saves and owned a goals against average
of 1.21 ... collected a career-best eight saves
in the season opener at then-top-ranked and
defending national champion Virginia (9/3)
... recorded a pair of shutouts on the year
(at Lipscomb on 9/19 and vs. Marshall on
11/3) ... now has 11 career shutouts which
is fifth on the school’s all-time list ... named
to the Conference USA Commissioner’s
Honor Roll for a fourth straight season.
... tabbed first-team all-conference and all-area in each of his four seasons at
CNHS ... also tabbed all-district in 2004-06 and honorable mention all-state in
2005 ... started 80 varsity contests and recorded 42 career shutouts ... boasted a
career goals allowed average of .80 ... named The Republic’s Area Player of the
Year in 2006 ... recorded six goals and seven assists from the goalkeeper position
... also a terrific student who was named academic all-state in 2005 and 2006 ...
named to honor roll every semester ... a member of the National Honor Society.
Other Soccer Info
Starting goalkeeper for the Atlanta Blackhawks PDL team in 2009 and 2010
... played club ball for the Fort Wayne Fever where he started in net in 2007
and 2008 ... led team to the Indiana state cup tournament title in 2007 ... also
helped lead team to the 2005 Las Vegas Coaches Classic title, the 2006 Ohio College Showcase title and 2006 Carmel College Showcase crown ... also selected to
the Indiana ODP team for seven straight seasons ... selected to the ODP Region
II players pool in 2005 and 2006 ... was starting keeper for the Indiana Invaders
PDL team ... named team captain in 2002 and 2005 of the Indiana state ODP team.
Miscellaneous
Born Carl Matthew Woszczynski on April 18, 1988 in Columbus, Ind. ... favorite
website is UABSports.com ... if he were to play another sport, it would be cricket ...
favorite musician is Lyfe Jennings ... his biggest influence on his career was his high
school coach, David Green ... chose UAB because of “the combination of great soccer, a great engineering program and warm weather.”
Sophomore Season (2009)
Had a breakthrough season, turning in one
of the greatest single-season efforts by a
goalkeeper in school history ... a first-team
all-conference and second-team all-region
honoree ... set a single-season school record
with 0.83 goals allowed average, which
also ranked second in Conference USA ...
recorded a league-leading eight shutouts
which tied for the second-most in school
history ... his 12 wins on the season also
ranked as the sixth-most in program lore ...
made a career-high seven saves in the season-opening contest against Oakland (9/1)
... earned three C-USA Defensive Player of
the Week honors ... with his three awards
on the season, Woszczynski was honored by
the league more times in one season than
any previous UAB player in school history
... lead the league in save percentage (.805),
shutouts and shutouts per game (0.44) ...
made six saves in a 1-0 shutout victory over
then-No. 13 Kentucky (10/4) ... named
to the Conference USA Commissioner’s
Honor Roll for a third consecutive season.
Redshirt Season (2008)
Received medical redshirt after seeing action in four games during season before an injury ended his campaign early ... recorded first win and first shutout with a 1-0 victory over Mercer (9/7) ... finish the season with a 1-12 record ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Freshman Season (2007)
Played in four contests during season ... only start of career came in a 1-0 overtime
loss at Alabama A&M ... made 13 saves in his four appearances (283 minutes) and
had a 0.63 GAA ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
High School
Four-year starting goalkeeper at Columbus North High School under head
coach David Green ... earned third-team all-state accolades in 2005 and 2006
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Carl Woszczynski’s Career Statistics
YEAR
GP-GS Minutes GA GaAvg Saves W L T Sho
2007
4-1 283:53 2 0.63 13 0 2 0 0
2008
4-4 406:15 6 1.33 19 1 1 2 1
2009
18-18 1629:44 15 0.83 63 12 4 2 8
2010
16-16 1414:32 19 1.21 58 9 6 0 2
TOTAL 42-39 3734:24 42 1.01 153 22 13 4 11
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Meet The Blazers
Atak Yai
5-9 | 120 | So. | Forward/Midfielder
Jackson, Miss. | Murrah HS
Freshman Season (2010)
Saw action in 17 of team’s 18 contests
during the season ... tallied two shots on
goal ... played a season-best 68 minutes at
American (10/26).
YAI’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
Birthdate
8
Atak Yai
Dec. 12, 1991
Birthplace Sudan
Brothers
Mabior and Yai
Major Undecided
H.S. Coach
Club Coach
Abraham
Rubert-Schewel
Kenny White
High School
Earned all-state honors while playing
under head coach Abraham RubertSchewel at Murrah HS ... also earned
the team’s most valuable player award
following his senior season.
Other Soccer Info
Played for the Chicago Fire Juniors of
Mississippi under head coach Kenny
White ... was teammates of current Blazers Chase Bullman and Gentry Smith
... the trio helped lead the team to the
Premier League Championship and state
championship ... earned a spot on the
Region III First Team.
Miscellaneous
Born Atak Yai on Dec. 12, 1991 in the country of Sudan. ... favorite television show is Hannah Montana ... favorite movie is The Other Guy ... if
he played another sport, it would be basketball ... 10 years from now, he
would either like to be playing professional soccer or be a doctor.
Atak Yai’s Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS G A
Pts
Shots
.Shot%
SOG
.SOG%
GW
2010 17-0 0 0
0 2 .000 0 .000 0
TOTAL
17-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0
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Meet The Blazers
Stewar t Abrah ar t
Mo ses Ade n i ra n
6-4 | 170 | Fr. | Defender
5-11 | 160 | So. | Midfielder
Duluth, Ga. | Greater Atlanta Christian
Houston, Texas | Alabama A&M
ABRAHART’S
PERSONAL
FILE
13
Full Name
Stewart Bradley
Abrahart
Sept. 9, 1992
Birthdate
Dagenham, England
Birthplace
Parents James and Jacqui Abrahart
Brother James
Sisters
Sam and Abbie
Major
Business Management
H.S. Coach
Thom Jacquet
Club Coach
David Eristavi
High School
A four-year starter under head coach
Thom Jacquet at Greater Atlanta
Christian School ... was selected as
an ESPN Rise All-State honoree in
2010 ... helped lead team to a state
championship in 2011.
Other Soccer Info
He played his club soccer for
Alpharetta Ambush under head
coach David Eristavi ... played
alongside a pair of other Blazer signees (Karl Chester and Darion Copeland) ... captained the Ambush to
state and regional titles, along with
USYSA National Championship in
2010 ... also helped team reach
the national finals in 2011 ... was
selected to the Chelsea All-Star Team
at the 2010 Disney Showcase.
Coach Getman On Stewart:
“Stewart is the complete package. He is big, smart, athletic and
skillful. I expect him to play a big role in our team right away.”
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ADENARIN’S
PERSONAL
FILE
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Full Name Moses Ayodeji Adeniran
Birthdate
Birthplace
July 9, 1992
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Parents Adebisi and Bunani Aderniran
Brothers
Victor and Samuel
Sister Victoria
Major
College Coach
H.S. Coach
Exercise Science
Salah Yousif
Adebisi Adeniran
Alabama A&M (2010)
Played one season under head coach
Salah Yousif at Alabama A&M ...
started and played in 10 of the team’s
11 contests on the year ... led the
Bulldogs with three assists ... also
collected four shots on the year.
Other Soccer Info
Competed for Dallas Texan Houston ‘92 Red, coached by Carl Fleming ... helped team to the 2010
Texas state club championship ...
also played for his father on the
AYSA Flying Eagles ... helped that
team to the Arsenal International
Soccer Festival championship in
2008.
Coach Getman On Moses:
“Moses is a very technical and athletic center midfielder. He comes
to us with a year of Division I experience and I expect for him to
compete for a starting position right away.”
Club Coach
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Carl Fleming
U A B
S O C C E R
Meet The Blazers
ALVIAL’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
Birthdate
Birthplace
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Javier Andrés Alvial
Jan. 12, 1992
Fairfax, Va.
Parents Jorge and Elizabeth Alvial
Brother Jorge
Sister Isabel
Major Business
Javier Alvial
C hase Bu l l m a n
5-11 | 150 | Fr. | Midfielder
6-2 | 200 | R-Fr. | Goalkeeper
Inquique, Chile | Home Schooled
Brandon, Miss. | Jackson Prep
Other Soccer Info
Was home schooled but has competed for clubs all around the world
... signed last spring and, along with
teammate Diego Navarrete, is now
one of three Chilean-born player to
play soccer for the Blazers in program history (Jose-Luis Jaramillo,
who played at UAB in 1988, and
current Blazer Diego Navarrete)
... competed at both the Universidad Catolica in Chile, as well
as the Alpharetta Ambush U-19
team ... played a key role in leading Catolica to a pair of national
championships ... also helped his
team capture the Copa Chile Youth
Tournament last year.
Club Coach Romero
Coach Getman On Javier:
“Javier is extremely skillful and will
add some flair to our midfield. His
ability to control the ball while under pressure will be a big asset. I
expect Javier to battle for a starting position right away.”
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Redshirt Season (2010)
Sat out season as a redshirt.
BULLMAN’S
PERSONAL
FILE
00
Full Name Chase Barrett Bullman
Birthdate
Aug. 6, 1991
Birthplace
Jackson, Miss.
Parents Craig and Joyce Bullman
High School
Attended Jackson Preparatory School
where he was a four-year letterwinner under head coach John Marcus
Duncan ... helped his team to four
state championship games during his
four seasons ... recorded 11 shutouts
during his senior season ... tabbed
first-team all-state in 2009 and second-team all-state in 2008 ... also
earned a spot on the all-star game for
the state of Mississippi.
Brother Cody
Other Soccer Info
Played for the Chicago Fire Juniors
H.S. Coach John Marcus Duncan
of Mississippi under head coach
Club Coach
Kenny White
Kenny White ... was teammates of
current Blazer Atak Yai ... the duo
helped lead the team to the Premier League Championship and
state championship
Major Accounting
Coach Getman On Chase:
“Chase is an extremely athletic goalkeeper with a great work rate.
We feel Chase will make our goalkeeping situation even more
competitive.”
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S O C C E R
Meet The Blazers
CHESTER’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
3
Karl Luther Chester
Birthdate
Nov. 28, 1992
Birthplace
Savage, Minn.
Parents Harvee and Gisela Chester
Sister Elena
Major Radiology
H.S. Coach
K arl Che ster
A le x C l a y
5-10 | 155 | Fr. | Forward
6-0 | 160 | So. | Midfielder
Kathleen, Ga. | Perry HS
Hunstville, Ala. | Randolph HS
High School
A four-year letterwinner under head
coach Sam Said at Perry High School
... was tabbed an ESPN Rise First
Team All-State honoree in 2010
... finished his senior year with 50
goals, which set the school record
for goals scored in a season ...
named the Region’s Most Valuable
Player in 2011 ... participated in
the Georgia state all-star game in
2011 ... selected as team’s most
valuable player following his junior
season ... also tabbed as a two-time
team captain by his teammates and
coaches.
Sam Said
Other Soccer Info
He played his club soccer for
Alpharetta Ambush under head
coach David Eristavi ... played alongside a pair of other Blazer
signees (Stewart Abrahart and Darion Copeland) ... helped lead
the team to state and regional titles, along with USYSA National
Championship in 2010 ... was voted MVP of National Championship, as he scored seven goals in four games at the National
Championship Tournament ... also helped team reach the finals of
the 2011 national championship.
Club Coach
David Eristavi
CLAY’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name Alexander Harris Clay
Birthdate
April 11, 1992
Birthplace
Huntsville, Ala.
Parents
Richard and Susan Clay
Sister Ashley
Major Undecided
H.S. Coach
Sean Cooper
Matt Holmes
Other Soccer Info
Played his club soccer at Birmingham United Soccer Assocation
under head coach Eric Dade ... led
his team in scoring ... helped team to
reach the National Playoffs in 2010.
Coach Getman On Alex:
“Alex is an Alabama product who
spent a year at Kentucky, decided
he wanted to transfer to UAB, and
we’re very excited to have him in our program. He’s big, he’s athletic, he’s skillful, he’s very versatile, and I can see him playing in
number of roles for us.”
Club Coach
Coach Getman On Karl:
“Karl has great pace and a great touch around the goal. I expect
him to make an immediate impact. His hard work and nose for
the goal could potentially make him one of the more dangerous
finishers in the country.”
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High School
Attended Randolph High School
where he was a four-year letterwinner
under head coaches Matt Holmes and
Sean Cooper ... played on the varsity
team since eighth grade ... helped
lead team to state title in ninth grade
and ninth grade ... was named the
MVP of the state tournament as a
ninth grader ... led team in scoring as
a 10th grader with 23 goals.
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Eric Dade
U A B
S O C C E R
Meet The Blazers
COPELAND’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
Birthdate
Birthplace
22
Darion Copeland
March 8, 1991
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Parents Gary and Nicole Copeland
Brother Jeremy
Sister Ashley
Major Business
H.S. Coach
Justin Smith
Club Coach
David Eristavi
Darion Cop eland
Jac k Fa l l e
6-0 | 175 | Fr. | Defender
6-4 | 205 | Fr. | Goalkeeper
Stockbridge, Ga. | Dutchtown HS
Lilburn, Ga. | Parkview HS
High School
A four year letterwinner under head
coach Justin Smith at Dutchtown HS
... was tabbed as a two-time county
and region player of the year in
2010 and 2011 ... named to the
all-region first team in each of his
last three seasons ... selected as the
team’s most valuable player in 2009
and 2011 ... also named the freshman offensive player of the year in
2008 ... played both defender and
forward positions while at Dutchtown ... was team captain going
into his senior season after leading
his team and region in scoring as a
junior ... honored with the Dutchtown Academic Award as a senior.
Other Soccer Info
He played his club soccer for
Alpharetta Ambush under head coach David Eristavi ... played
alongside a pair of other Blazer signees (Karl Chester and Stewart
Abrahart) ... named to the national championship’s Best 11 for
his performance at the 2011 USYSA National Championship in
which his team finished runner-up ... helped lead team to the
USYSA National Championship in 2010 ... also helped capture the
state and regional titles in back-to-back seasons (2010 and 2011).
Coach Getman On Darion:
“Darion is a great defender with all the tools. He has size, speed,
skill and a great brain for the game. I expect Darion to make an
immediate impact. We went looking for the top center back in the
country and I think we found him.”
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FALLE’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
Birthdate
Birthplace
Parents
26
Jack Gregory Falle
Feb. 15, 1993
Atlanta, Ga.
Jim and Janna Falle
Sister Marah
Major Business
H.S. Coach
Michael Tolmich
Club Coach
Nuno Piteira
High School
A four-year letterwinner under head
coach Michael Tolmich at Parkview
High School, which is the same
school that produced recent UAB
graduate and goalkeeper Wes Johnson and current forward Kofi Gyawu
... a two-year team captain for high
school team ... was ranked as one
of the top goalkeepers in the nation
by Top Drawer Soccer and also was
voted by the website TopDrawerSoccer.com as the No. 43 overall player
in the nation ... selected as a Gwinnett County Super Six performer
and an all-county honoree in 2010
and 2011 ... tabbed the region’s
Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior
(2011) ... helped lead team to the
Region 8 state semifinals ... graduated with honors.
Other Soccer Info
Competed for the GSA Phoenix coached by Nuno Piteira ... was
team captain for club team which won the National League Championship in 2010 ... led team to the finals of the USYSA National
Championship in 2011 ... member of the Under 14-15 Boys U.S.
National Team ... competed for the ODP State Team in each of
the last five years.
Coach Getman On Jack:
“We have had a long tradition of great goalkeepers at UAB, and
Jack fits right in to the mold. He is big, agile and works very hard.
He is going to be a great college goalkeeper.”
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S O C C E R
Meet The Blazers
IVERSON’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
24
Cole Davis Iverson
Birthdate
Jan. 6, 1993
Birthplace
Decatur, Ala.
Cole Iverson
Ian Mi c h a l a k
5-11 | 160 | Fr. | Forward
6-2 | 190 | Fr. | Defender
Decatur, Ala. | Decatur HS
Collierville, Tenn. | St. George’s Independant
High School
Attended Decatur High School but
did not play soccer ... ranked as the
No. 4 player in the south region by
Top Drawer Soccer ... was among
the pool players for the United
States Youth National Team ... was
also selected to the Elite Soccer
Player Program in 2008 and also
was a member of the Academy
Select Team in 2009 .. a member
of the A/B honor roll all four years.
Other Soccer Info
He played his club soccer for BirBrother
Phoenix, Noah,
mingham United Soccer Academy
Colt and Deacon
under head coach Oliver Weiss ...
Major Accounting
helped team to five consecutive
Club Coach
Kenny White
Alabama state championships ...
was team captain in 2010 and 2011
... helped lead team to U.S. Academy playoffs in 2009 and 2010.
Parents
Jody and Kim Iverson
Coach Getman On Cole:
“Cole has all the tools to be successful. He is big, athletic, skillful, but most importantly he works incredibly hard every day. He
brings a great spirit to the team. His mentality will make our entire
team better.”
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MICHALAK’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Ian Wetzel Michalak
Full Name
Aug. 16, 1993
Birthdate
Dayton, Ohio
Birthplace
Parents
23
Rick and Amy Michalak
Sisters
Mia and Calla
Major
Engineering/Pre Med
H.S. Coach
Tony Whicker
Club Coach
Alex Williams/
High School
A four-year letterwinner under head
coach Tony Whicker at St. George’s
Independent School ... helped lead
his team to the 2008 state championship and state semifinals in 2009 and
2010 ... was selected as an all-state
and all-region performer in 2010
and 2011 ... owns high school record
for total points in a season (37),
career goals (39) and career points
(99) ... was named the 2001 District
MVP ... was named the Memphis
Commercial Appeal’s Male Scholar
Athlete of the Year and is a National
Merit finalist ... also awarded the
Wendy’s Heisman Trophy ... a member of the National Honor Society
and the Cum Laude Society.
Other Soccer Info
Played his club ball for the Tennessee
Rush under head coach Ross Paule
... helped lead his club team to five consecutive state championships ... a member of the Tennessee Olympic Development Team.
Ross Paule
Coach Getman On Ian:
“Ian is a big and agile defender who has the skills to be a threat on
the offensive side of the ball. Ian plays with a big heart and will
become a leader on our team.”
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Meet The Blazers
MILINKOVIC’S
PERSONAL
FILE
Full Name
5
Milan Milinkovic
Birthdate
Jan. 15, 1990
Birthplace
East Sarajevo
Mother
Snezana Milinkovic
Brother Ognjen
Major Journalism
Milan Milinkovic
Dieg o Na va rre t e
5-10 | 165 | Jr. | Defender
5-11 | 160 | Fr. | Forward
Serajevo, Bosnia | Univ. of Serajevo
Santiago, Chile | SSCC Manquehue
Other Soccer Info
A skillful and athletic defender who
made long trek from Serajevo, Bosnia
to compete for UAB ... attended the
University of Serajevo for one season ... competed for the club team
FC Slavija in his home country
... also competed for the Bosnian
Youth National Team.
Coach Getman On Milan:
“Milan is fast, skillful and smart.
He is a great 1v1 defender but also
likes to get into the attack. With his
national team experience, I expect
him to make an immediate impact
on our team.”
Originally signed with Akron, but
did not play ... came to Akron for
the spring, 2011 semester ... will have
four years of eligibility remaining at
UAB.
NAVARRETE’S
PERSONAL
FILE
12
Full Name Diego Felipe Navarrete
Birthdate
Birthplace
June 6, 1992
Santiago, Chile
Parents
Victor Navarrete
Brother
Mauricio and Pablo
Major Business
H.S. Coach
Cristan Olave
Other Soccer Info
Signed last spring and is now one
of just three Chilean-born player to
play soccer for the Blazers in program history (Jose-Luis Jaramillo,
who played at UAB in 1988, and
current teammate Javier Alvial) ...
was teammates with Javier Alvial at
both the Universidad Catolica in
Chile ... had a starring role in leading Catolica to a pair of national
championships ... also helped his
team capture the Copa Chile Youth
Tournament in 2009.
Coach Getman On Diego:
“Diego is transferring to us from the University of Akron, Division
I champions. He didn’t play for the team, but he was certainly
capable had he had the opportunity. He’s a proven goal scorer, he’s
athletic, he’s skillful, he’s smart. He’s the complete package and I
expect him to make an immediate impact in Conference USA.”
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U A B
Meet The Blazers
Chase Wickham
5-10 | 155 | So. | Forward
Vancouver, B.C. | Trinity Western Univ.
Trinity Western
Spent one season at Trinity Western University where he scored three
goals in 15 contests ... coached by
Pat Rohla.
WICKHAM’S
PERSONAL
FILE
9
Full Name Chase Jordan Wickham
Feb. 6, 1991
Birthdate
Vancouver, B.C.
Birthplace
Parents
Casey and Mary-Anne
Wickham
Brother Clint
Sister Desirae
Major Business
College Coach
Pat Rohla
H.S. Coach
Paul Balbo
Club Coach
Doug Long
High School
Played his prep career at H.J. Cambie Secondary School where he was
coached by Paul Balbo ... voted as
team captain as a senior ... scored
a team-leading 22 goals during
his senior season was named the
school’s athlete of the year in each
of his last three seasons ... also
competed in track and field where
he was the champion in the 800m,
1500m and 3000m in 2006, 2007
and 2008 ... an honor roll graduate.
Other Soccer Info
He played his club soccer for Richmond United under head coaches
Doug Long, Roberto Sciascia and
Craig Burnham ... helped team to the 2011 Nations Cup Championship ... also a member of the squad that won the 2003 Privinicial
and Coastal Cup Championship.
Coach Getman On Chase:
“Chase brings great quickness and athleticism to our team. He has
the ability to beat players 1v1 but he is also a superb passer. His
high level of skill allows him to play in the center of midfield or out
wide. I expect Chase to compete for a starting position right away.”
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U A B
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2011 Opponent Information
American Eagles
Head Coach:..............................................Todd West
American Record/Years:................. 99-90-25/11 years
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:............................................ 7-9-3
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 8/3
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 17/9
Men’s Soccer SID:................................Howard Smith
Office Phone:......................................(202)885-3079
E-Mail:..................................... hsmith@american.edu
Website:..........................................www.aueagles.com
Marshall Thundering Herd
Head Coach:............................................... Bob Gray
Marshall Record/Years:.............. 148-139-21/17 years
Overall Record/Years:................ 403-215-46/35 years
2010 Team Record:............................................ 9-5-4
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 7/4
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 18/5
Men’s Soccer SID:.....................................David Pifer
Office Phone:.....................................(304) 696-5276
E-Mail:................................ pifer6@live.marshall.com
Website:........................................ www.herdzone.com
SMU Mustangs
Head Coach:...................................Tim McClements
SMU Record/Years:............................ 32-16-6/3 years
Overall Record/Years:................ 116-114-18/12 years
2010 Team Record:.......................................... 16-2-2
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 6/5
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 13/7
Men’s Soccer SID:............................ Herman Hudson
Office Phone:.....................................(214) 768-1304
E-Mail:..................................hermanh@mail.smu.edu
Website:............................... www.SMUmustangs.com
Clemson Tigers
Head Coach:.........................................Mike Noonan
Clemson Charlotte Record/Years:.......... 5-9-4/1 year
Overall Record/Years:................ 229-125-45/22 years
2010 Team Record:............................................ 5-9-4
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 9/2
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 12/9
Men’s Soccer SID:............................... Sam Blackman
Office Phone:.....................................(864) 656-1924
E-Mail:.....................................blackmj@clemson.edu
Website:...........................www.clemsontigers.cstv.com
Memphis Tigers
Head Coach:.......................................... Richie Grant
Memphis Record/Years:............... 107-94-17/12 years
Overall Record/Years:................ 160-124-19/16 years
2010 Team Record:.......................................... 5-11-1
Starters Returning/Lost:..................................... 10/1
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 15/9
Men’s Soccer SID:........................Bryan McEldowney
Office Phone:.................................... (901)-678-5182
E-Mail:........................B.McEldowney@memphis.edu
Website:.......................................www.gotigersgo.com
South Carolina Gamecocks
Head Coach:.......................................... Mark Berson
USC Record/Years:.................... 430-175-58/33 years
Overall Record/Years:................ 441-180-58/34 years
2010 Team Record:.......................................... 13-7-2
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 5/6
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 17/9
Men’s Soccer SID:..................................Emily Feeney
Office Phone:.....................................(803) 777-7743
E-Mail:.................................. efeeney@mailbox.sc.edu
Website:............................ www.gamecocksonline.com
FIU Golden Panthers
Head Coach:.......................................Munga Eketebi
FIU Record/Years:.............................. 22-45-5/4 years
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:.......................................... 7-10-0
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 7/4
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................... 17/14
Men’s Soccer SID:.....................................Mat Ratner
Office Phone:.....................................(305) 348-1496
E-Mail:............................................. mratner@fiu.edu
Website:.......................................www.FIUsports.com
Mercer Bears
Head Coach:.............................................Brad Ruzzo
Mercer Record/Years:......................... 19-28-8/3 years
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:.......................................... 10-6-1
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 8/3
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 11/9
Men’s Soccer SID:..................................Jason Farhadi
Office Phone:.....................................(478) 301-5218
E-Mail:....................................farhadi_jb@mercer.edu
Website:....................................www.mercerbears.com
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Head Coach:....................................... Tom McIntosh
Tulsa Record/Years:.................... 179-115-28/16 yeats
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:.......................................... 12-7-2
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 5/6
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 12/8
Men’s Soccer SID:................................Stephanie Hall
Office Phone:.....................................(918) 631-2163
E-Mail:............................... stephanie-hall@utulsa.edu
Website:.............................. www.TulsaHurricane.com
Georgia State Panthers
Head Coach:........................................ Brett Surrenay
GSU Charlotte Record/Years:................. 7-7-3/1 year
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:............................................ 7-7-3
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 9/2
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.............................NA
Men’s Soccer SID:.................................. Justin Glover
Office Phone:.....................................(404) 413-4033
E-Mail:................................... athjag@langate.gsu.edu
Website:....................................georgiastatesports.com
Milwaukee Panthers
Head Coach:........................................ Chris Whalley
Wilwaukee Record/Years:..................... 6-10-3/1 year
Overall Record/Years:...................... 78-32-14/6 years
2010 Team Record:.......................................... 6-10-3
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 6/5
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 11/8
Men’s Soccer SID:...................................... Chris Zills
Office Phone:....................................... 414-229-4593
E-Mail:...............................................czills@uwm.edu
Website:...........................www.uwmpanthers.cstv.com
UCF Knights
Head Coach:................................Bryan Cunningham
UCF Record/Years:............................ 29-35-8/4 years
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2008 Team Record:.......................................... 12-5-3
Starters Returning/Lost:.......................................NA
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.............................NA
Men’s Soccer SID:..............................Brian Ormiston
Office Phone:.....................................(407) 823-2409
E-Mail:........................... bormiston@athletics.ucf.edu
Website:..................................www.UCFathletics.com
Kentucky Wildcats
Head Coach:............................................. Ian Collins
Kentucky Record/Years:............ 188-123-36/17 years
Overall Record/Years:................ 199-154-45/19 years
2010 Team Record:............................................ 7-8-4
Starters Returning/Lost:.......................................NA
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.............................NA
Men’s Soccer SID:..................................Brent Ingram
Office Phone:.....................................(859) 257-3838
E-Mail:.................................... brent.ingram@uky.edu
Website:....................................www.UKathletics.com
Oral Roberts Eagles
Head Coach:............................................ Steve Hayes
ORU Record/Years:...................... 95-114-22/13 years
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:............................................ 5-8-6
Starters Returning/Lost:.......................................NA
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.............................NA
Men’s Soccer SID:..................................... Cris Belvin
Office Phone:.....................................(918) 495-7181
E-Mail:............................................. cbelvin@oru.edu
Website...............................www.orugoldeneagles.com
Virgina Commonwealth Rams
Head Coach:.........................................David Giffard
VCU Record/Years:................................. 8-5-6/1 year
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:............................................ 8-5-6
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 6/5
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 12/7
Men’s Soccer SID:.................................. Josh Lehman
Office Phone:.....................................(804) 828-7000
E-Mail:.........................................jmlehman@vcu.edu
Website:..................................... www.vcuathletics.edu
Illinois-Chicago Flames
Head Coach:...........................................Sean Phillips
ICU Record/Years:....................................7-10/1 year
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:............................................. 7-10
Starters Returning/Lost:..................................... 11/1
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 17/7
Men’s Soccer SID:................................ John Jaramillo
Office Phone:......................................(312)996-5880
E-Mail:.................................................... jjar@uic.edu
Website:........................................www.uicflames.com
Portland Pilots
Head Coach:................................................Bill Irwin
Portland Record/Years:.................... 75-62-26/8 years
Overall Record/Years:........................................ Same
2010 Team Record:............................................ 9-4-6
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 8/3
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 18/5
Men’s Soccer SID:..............................Adam Linnman
Office Phone:....................................... 503-943-7731
E-Mail:.............................................linnman@up.edu
Website................................. www.portlandpilots.com
Washington Huskies
Head Coach:............................................ Jamie Clark
Washington Record/Years:.......................First season
Overall Record/Years:........................ 39-15-3/3 years
2010 Team Record:.......................................... 11-6-1
Starters Returning/Lost:....................................... 6/5
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 11/6
Men’s Soccer SID:............................ Alyssa Chambers
Office Phone:.....................................(206) 685-3119
E-Mail:...............................alyssac@u.washington.edu
Website:.........................................www.gohuskie.com
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All-Time Series Records
Akron (0-1)
9/2/07 L 0-1
N
Alabama-Huntsville (7-4)
9/18/85 L 1-8
10/11/87 L 0-1
9/28/88 W 3-2
10/8/89 W 3-1(ot)
10/4/90 W 3-1
9/15/91 W 3-1(ot)
10/30/91 W 1-0
9/6/92 W 2-1(ot)
10/3/92 L 1-2
9/5/93 W 4-0
8/31/97 L 3-4
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
A
H
Alabama A&M (12-13-1)
10/10/79 L 0-8
H
10/26/80 L 0-7
A
1981 L 0-7
H
1982 L 0-10 A
10/24/84 L 0-12
A
10/23/85 L 2-3
H
9/10/88 L 1-2
A
10/4/89 L 0-2
H
10/16/91 L 0-2
H
9/30/92 L 1-6
A
10/13/93 L 2-3
H
10/16/94 L 0-1
A
10/8/95 W 4-3(ot) H
10/6/96 W 3-1
H
9/7/97 W 6-0
H
9/6/97 W 7-1
H
9/26/99 W 8-0
H
11/1/00 W 3-2(2ot) H
10/7/01 W 2-0
H
10/15/03 T 1-1
A
9/29/04 W 1-0
H
9/9/05 W 3-2
N
10/24/07 L 0-1(2ot) A
10/8/08 W 4-1
H
11/1/09 W 1-0
A
9/26/10 W 4-0
N
American (0-0-1)
10/26/10 T 0-0
Appalachian State (0-1)
9/30/84 L 0-12
A
A
Arkansas-Little Rock (1-0)
9/4/95 W 5-0
H
Army (1-0)
9/14/03 W 3-0
N
Auburn-Montgomery (5-6)
1980
W 16-1
H
1981 L 0-2
H
9/7/85 W 1-0
9/15/85 L 1-2
10/10/86 W 3-1
10/21/87 W 7-1
9/11/89 L 2-5
9/5/90 L 0-3
10/5/90 L 1-5
11/3/91 W 2-1
10/15/92 L 2-4
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
Bryan (Ga.) (0-1)
1982 L 0-2
A
California (1-1)
9/11/98 W 4-2
9/24/05 L 1-3
H
N
Coastal Carolina (2-0)
10/2/00 W 3-1
8/31/01 W 2-0
H
H
Belhaven (0-3)
1981 L 0-5
1982 L 1-7
10/17/84 L 1-8
H
A
A
Carson-Newman (1-0)
10/27/89 W 6-0
Belmont (4-0)
8/29/97 W 3-1
10/21/98 W 8-0
11/5/99 W 10-1
9/17/10 W 4-1
H
H
H
N
Berry (0-2)
10/20/79 L 2-4
9/8/87 L 0-5
A
A
Centenary (6-0)
10/18/86 W 2-1(ot)
11/7/99 W 3-0
10/22/03 W 6-1
10/4/06 W 2-1
9/9/07 W 4-0
9/7/09 W 2-0
Central Arkansas (1-0)
9/18/09 W 2-1
Birmingham-Southern (16-5-3)
1981 T 2-2
H
1981
W 5-1
A
1982
W 2-0
H
1982
W 2-0
A
1983
W 4-0
H
1983
W 3-0
A
9/25/84 T 1-1
H
10/19/84 W 2-0
A
10/25/85 L 2-3
A
11/4/85 W 1-0
H
10/31/86 W 1-0
A
11/1/87 L 1-6
H
9/2/89 L 0-3
A
9/9/90 L 1-4
A
9/28/91 T 0-0
A
10/29/93 W 1-0
A
10/28/94 W 2-0
H
9/15/95 W 3-2
A
9/24/99 W 2-0
H
9/20/00 W 4-1
A
9/6/02 W 3-0
H
10/1/03 L 1-2
A
10/22/04 W 4-0
H
9/14/07 W 3-0
H
Bowling Green (0-1)
9/19/93 L 0-1
A
Bradley (0-1)
8/31/08 L 1-2
N
Brown (1-0)
9/21/01 W 2-0
Clemson (0-1)
11/2/02 L 2-3(2ot) A*
H
H
H
H
H
H
N
Charlotte (9-13-2)
9/11/79 L 0-5
A
11/1/79 L 2-6
N
1980 L 1-6
A
1982 L 1-4
N
9/29/84 L 0-7
A
11/1/84 L 0-5
N
10/11/85 L 1-6
H
10/10/88 L 1-4
H
9/29/90 L 1-6
A
9/17/95 W 1-0
H
11/10/95 L 0-2
N!
10/9/96 L 0-3
A
9/28/97 W 1-0
H
11/9/97 L 0-2 H!
9/26/98 W 2-1
A
10/7/99 W 3-1
A
9/17/00 T 1-1
H
9/30/01 W 2-1(2ot) A
10/5/02 W 4-0
H
10/11/03 T 2-2
A
9/18/04 W 4-1
H
11/13/04 W 1-0(2ot) N!
9/21/08 L 0-1
A
9/10/10 W 2-1(ot) H
N
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A
H
H
A
A
H
A!
H
A
H
A
H
A
Central Michigan (2-0)
10/13/91 W 2-1(ot) N
9/17/93 W 5-0
N
Cincinnati (8-5-2)
9/14/91 T 1-1
11/8/91 L 0-2
10/10/92 L 1-5
10/8/93 W 2-1
9/30/94 W 3-0
9/29/95 W 2-0
9/20/96 W 3-1
10/17/97 W 2-0
10/16/98 L 1-2
10/29/99 W 3-2
10/22/00 T 0-0
10/28/01 L 2-3
11/9/02
L 1-2
11/1/03 W 1-0
10/2/04 W 1-0
H
N
N
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College of Charleston (3-1)
10/27/96 W 4-2
10/31/98 W 3-2
9/1/00 W 3-0
9/15/06 L 2-4
N
A
H
N
Columbus (Ga.) (2-0)
10/10/89 W 3-0
10/9/90 W 8-1
H
A
Davidson (0-2-1)
9/10/79 L 0-1
9/12/04
L 0-1 (ot)
9/19/08 T 2-2
A
A
N
Dayton (2-0)
9/12/93 W 4-2
10/2/94 W 7-1
H
H
DePaul (11-2-1)
10/9/91 L 0-1
9/27/92 L 1-3
9/26/93 T 1-1
9/18/94 W 5-3
10/29/95 W 4-1
9/29/96 W 3-2(ot)
9/19/97 W 4-0
9/18/98 W 2-1(ot)
10/10/99 W 3-0
9/24/00 W 7-0
10/20/01 W 4-0
10/19/02 W 3-2
10/25/03 W 2-0
11/4/04 W 4-0
A
N
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
Drake (0-1)
9/11/09 L 1-2
H
Duke (0-2)
9/4/94 L 1-4
9/8/95 L 1-4
N
A
East Carolina (3-1-1)
11/9/01 L 0-2
9/28/02 T 1-1
9/21/03 W 4-3
10/16/04 W 1-0
10/7/05 W 4-0
A
H
A
H
H
Eastern Illinois (0-0-1)
10/3/07 T 2-2(2ot) H
Emory (1-1)
1981 L 0-2
1982
W 1-0
A
H
Evansville (1-0)
9/18/05 W 2-0
H
Florida Atlantic (1-1)
9/7/00 L 0-2
9/9/01 W 5-0
A
H
Florida International (3-4)
10/24/97 L 0-4
A
9/9/00
L 2-3 (ot)
A
10/30/05 W 3-0
H
10/28/06 W 2-1
A
10/12/07 L 1-2 (2ot) H
11/1/08 L 1-2
A
10/10/09 W 7-1
H
10/16/10 W 2-0
A
Furman (3-2)
9/1/98 L 0-1
A
9/5/99 L 0-1(ot) H
10/8/00 W 2-1(ot) A
10/14/01 W 2-1
H
11/23/01 W 1-0(ot)
N*
Gardner-Webb (0-0-1)
11/11/06 T 1-1(1-3pk) H*
Georgia-Southern (1-0-1)
10/27/93 T 2-2
9/23/94 W 3-0
A
H
Georgia State (8-11)
9/28/79 L 1-3
10/21/79 L 0-6
10/1/80 L 2-5
11/6/80 L 1-3
1981 L 0-7
1982 L 0-5
1983 L 0-6
10/26/84 L 0-7
10/27/85 L 0-4
10/18/89 L 0-5
10/2/91 W 2-0
9/29/93 L 1-2
9/21/94
W 8-3 (ot)
N
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
U A B
S O C C E R
All-Time Series Records
10/27/95 W 3-0
9/1/96 W 2-1
10/17/99 W 3-0
10/29/00 W 3-1
11/3/02 W 3-0
9/11/05 W 7-0
Gonzaga (1-0)
9/4/04 W 1-0
H
A
A
H
A
N
Lincoln-Memorial (4-0-1)
10/28/89 T 3-3
10/26/90 W 3-1
9/25/91 W 4-2
10/31/92 W 6-1
9/4/93 W 2-0
N
Lipscomb (2-0)
9/7/07 W 3-0
9/19/10 W 4-0
Hartford (1-0)
9/13/98 W 2-1(ot) H
Hartwick (0-1)
8/31/07 L 1-3
N
Houston Baptist (1-0)
9/27/09 W 1-0
N
Huntingdon (4-3-1)
9/21/86 T 2-2
9/22/87 W 3-0
9/15/88 W 4-1
9/24/89 L 2-3
9/12/92 L 2-3
10/20/92 L 0-2
10/3/93 W 2-0
9/11/94 W 8-0
N
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
Illinois-Chicago (1-1)
9/5/08 L 0-1
9/4/09 W 3-1
H
A
Indiana (1-1-2)
9/15/96 T 1-1
8/30/03 T 0-0
8/27/06 L 1-2
9/21/07 W 2-1
N
A
N
A
IPFW (1-0)
9/14/96 W 8-0
A
Jacksonville (Fla.) (1-3)
1982 L 0-2
11/6/86 W 1-0
9/17/90 L 0-5
9/23/07 L 0-1
Kentucky (3-4)
10/30/04 L 1-2
10/23/05 L 1-4
10/14/06 W 1-0 (ot)
10/6/07 L 0-1
10/18/08 L 2-1 (ot)
10/4/09 W 1-0
10/9/10 W 2-1
LaGrange (Ga.) (1-0)
10/12/89 W 2-0
A
N
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
Louisville (10-1-3)
11/3/95 W 2-0
11/9/95 W 2-0
9/22/96 W 2-0
10/19/97 T 0-0
10/18/98 W 1-0(ot)
10/3/99 W 2-1
11/5/00 W 3-2(ot)
11/10/00 W 2-0
10/12/01 W 2-1
10/12/02 T 0-0
11/15/02 L 0-1
10/18/03 T 0-0
11/12/03 W 2-1(ot)
11/3/04 W 2-1
A
H
A
H
H
H
A
A
N
H
A
H
H
A
N!
H
A
N!
H
N!
A
Loyola (Md.) (2-0)
9/6/96 W 2-1
N
10/26/97 W 1-0(ot) N
Maine (1-0)
9/4/05 W 3-1
N
Marquette (10-9)
10/10/91 L 0-7
A
9/26/92 L 0-2
A
11/6/92 W 1-0
N
9/24/93 W 3-1
H
9/16/94 L 0-4
A
11/13/94 W 5-1(ot) H!
9/24/95 W 2-1
H
9/27/96 L 0-2
A
11/12/96 L 0-2
H!
9/21/97 L 1-2
A
9/18/98 W 2-1
H
11/8/98 L 1-3(2ot) H!
9/12/99 W 2-1
H
10/27/00 W 2-1(ot) A
9/28/01 W 2-1
H
11/16/01 L 1-4
N!
10/27/02 L 1-2(2ot) A
9/27/03 W 3-2
H
9/25/04 W 2-1
A
Marshall (5-2-1)
9/12/03 W 2-1
10/21/05 W 1-0
9/23/06 W 2-1
N
A
H
10/20/07 L 0-1
A
11/7/08 W 3-0
H
11/7/09 L 2-3
A
11/13/09 T
0-0(3-4 pk) N!
11/3/10 W 2-0
H
10/3/00 W 3-2
9/1/06 T 0-0
9/16/07 W 1-0(ot)
9/7/08
W 1-0 (ot)
10/6/10 L 0-1
A
H
H
H
H
Massachussets (1-0)
9/6/03 W 4-0
Millsaps (4-0)
1982
W 1-0
1982
W 4-1
9/30/88 W 4-1
10/1/89 W 3-0
H
A
A
H
Martin Methodist (1-0)
9/2/95 W 9-0
H
H
Memphis (15-17)
1982
W 3-2
H
1983 L 1-2
A
10/5/84 L 2-3
H
10/4/85 L 0-4
A
10/12/86 L 1-2
H
9/25/87 L 2-3
A
10/19/88 L 0-6
H
9/21/91 L 1-2
A
10/4/92 L 1-4
H
11/7/92 L 0-4
N
10/24/93 W 3-1
A
11/5/93 L 1-2
N
10/23/94 W 3-2
H
11/11/94 W 2-1
H
10/15/95 W 1-0
A
10/20/96 W 3-1
H
10/10/97 W 2-1
H
10/9/98 W 2-0
A
10/14/99 W 5-1
H
10/18/00 W 2-1(2ot) A
10/17/01 L 2-3
H
10/23/02 W 2-1
A
10/8/03 L 0-1
H
10/27/04 L 0-2
A
11/14/04 L 2-3
N!
10/15/05 W 2-1
H
11/9/05 L 1-2 N!
10/11/06 L 2-3
A
11/3/07 W 1-0(2ot) H
9/27/08 W 2-0
A
10/14/09 W 1-0
H
11/5/10 L 0-2
A
Mercer (Atlanta) (2-0)
10/4/80 W 5-0
10/13/80 W 3-1
A
H
Mercer (Macon) (10-1-2)
9/27/80 W 7-0
10/15/80 W 13-0
10/28/92 T 1-1
10/31/93 W 3-1
10/30/94 W 4-2
10/1/95 W 2-0
11/3/96 W 1-0
9/5/97 W 5-0
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
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Missouri State (1-1)
9/14/97 L 1-2(ot) N
11/21/99 W 2-1
H*
Mobile College (0-1)
10/7/92 L 0-5
H
Morehead State (1-0)
9/15/84 W 4-0
N
Navy (1-0)
9/15/02 W 1-0
N
New Orleans (7-8-1)
9/15/79 W 3-1
9/16/79 W 4-2
10/27/79 W 2-1
9/1/80 L 1-4
9/4/80 L 4-6
9/28/80 W 2-0
1981 L 0-5
1981 L 1-3
1928 L 0-1
1982 L 2-4
1983 L 2-3
1983
W 2-1
9/21/84 W 1-0
10/21/84 T 4-4
9/27/85 W 1-0
10/20/85 L 2-3
H
H
A
A
A
H
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
Nicholls State (6-5-1)
1982
W 3-1
1982
W 2-0
1983 L 2-3
1983
W 2-0
9/23/84 L 0-2
9/29/85 L 1-4
11/3/85 L 1-3
9/14/86 T 1-1
11/16/86 W 4-1
9/20/87 W 6-2
10/4/87 L 2-3
9/24/88 W 5-3
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
North Carolina (1-1)
9/19/99 L 2-5
A
9/3/00 W 2-1
H
UNC Greensboro (1-3)
10/25/96 L 3-4(ot)
9/18/99 W 2-1
9/10/04 L 2-4
9/16/05 L 1-3
N
N
N
H
N.C. State (1-1)
9/3/94 W 1-0(ot) A
9/10/95 L 1-6
N
North Florida (1-0)
9/11/10 W 4-1
H
Northeast Louisiana (0-1-1)
10/9/80 T 2-2
H
1981 L 0-9
A
Notre Dame (1-0-1)
8/29/03 T 0-0
N
8/25/06
W 1-0 (2ot) A
Oakland (0-1)
9/1/09 L 0-1
H
Oglethorpe (3-0-4)
9/18/79 T 1-1
10/13/79 T 1-1
9/25/80 W 4-2
10/11/80 T 1-1
10/3/86 W 4-0
9/9/89 W 2-1(ot)
9/21/90 T 2-2
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
Old Dominion (0-4)
11/7/85 L 0-4
11/7/86 L 0-2
10/12/90 L 0-2
10/27/91 L 0-3
A
N
H
A
Oral Roberts (1-0)
8/29/08
W 2-1
N
Pittsburgh (1-0)
9/8/01 W 1-0
H
Portland (0-1)
9/6/04 L 0-1
A
Rhodes (Tenn.) (3-1-1)
11/11/84 W 4-2
10/6/85 L 1-3
10/29/86 T 1-1
9/27/87 W 3-1
10/30/88 W 3-0
H
A
H
A
H
Rhode Island (1-1)
9/8/02 L 2-3(2ot) H
U A B
S O C C E R
All-Time Series Records
9/2/05 W 3-1
Saint Francis (Pa.) (1-0)
9/5/03 W 1-0
A
H
Saint Louis (5-11-1)
10/12/91 L 0-1
N
10/11/92 L 0-3
N
10/10/93 L 1-5
A
10/9/94 W 4-0
H
10/20/95 T 0-0
A
10/18/96 W 2-1
H
10/12/97 L 0-3
H
10/11/98 L 0-2
A
10/24/99 W 3-2(2ot) H
11/14/99 W 4-0
H!
9/30/00 L 0-1
A
11/12/00 L 1-2
A!
10/24/01 W 1-0
H
9/21/02 L 0-3
A
11/8/03 L 1-3
H
11/14/03 L 1-5
N!
10/9/04 L 1-2
A
Samford (10-0)
1982
W 3-2
1982
W 3-2
1982
W 5-1
1983
W 6-1
1983
W 4-1
1983
W 3-0
9/11/84 W 4-2(ot)
10/3/84 W 2-0
9/10/85 W 3-0
10/18/85 W 3-2
San Diego (0-1)
9/2/02 L 1-2
H
A
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
N
Santa Clara (0-1)
12/5/99 L 2-3(ot) H*
SIU Edwardsville (2-0)
10/17/93 W 2-1
10/25/08 W 1-0
H
H
South Alabama (9-14-1)
9/29/79 W 2-1
10/4/79 W 2-0
10/28/79 W 2-1
10/5/80 W 3-2
10/6/80 W 3-1
1981 L 0-8
1981 L 0-5
1981 L 1-7
1982 L 0-1
1983 L 2-4
10/7/84 L 0-2
9/22/85 L 0-5
A
H
A
H
H
H
A
N
H
A
H
A
10/13/85 L 0-3
9/22/86 W 2-1
10/19/87 L 1-4
10/16/88 L 1-6
10/15/89 L 0-15
10/21/90 L 1-2
11/1/91 L 1-4
10/23/92 L 2-4
10/12/94 T 2-2(ot)
11/1/96 W 2-0
10/31/97 W 2-1
9/4/98 W 2-0
H
A
N
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
H
South Carolina (3-8)
10/22/95 L 0-2
N
11/1/98 L 0-1
N
11/25/01 W 3-2(ot) N*
10/9/05 L 1-2
H
9/27/06 L 2-3
A
11/1/06 W 3-2
N!
9/29/07 L 0-1
H
10/29/08 T 1-1
A
10/28/09 W 3-0
H
10/2/10 L 2-3
A
11/10/10 L 1-2
N!
SMU (2-4-2)
11/27/99 W 2-0
A*
9/30/05 L 1-2
A
10/25/06 W 2-1
H
11/3/906 T
1-1(1-3 pk) N!
10/17/07 L 1-2
A
10/22/08 L 0-2
H
9/25/09 T 1-1
A
9/24/10 L 2-3
H
Southwestern (0-2)
9/30/79 L 0-4
1983 L 1-3
A
Stetson (1-0)
9/17/06 W 2-0
N
TCU (2-0)
11/2/01 W 2-1
10/16/02 W 4-0
H
A
Tennessee (1-1)
9/12/85 L 1-3
11/2/86 W 1-0
A
H
Tennessee Tech (2-0)
10/25/87 W 5-1
10/8/88 W 1-0
A
H
A
A
H
Tougaloo (Miss.) (1-0)
9/7/86 W 3-0
H
Tulsa (1-8-1)
9/1/99 L 3-4
H
9/23/02 W 2-1
A
10/2/05 T 2-2
A
10/21/06 L 3-4
H
11/9/07 L 0-2
A
11/15/07 L 0-1
N!
10/4/08 L 1-2(ot) H
11/12/08 L 2-4
N!
10/17/09 L 1-5
A
10/23/10 L 0-1(2ot) H
UC Irvine (0-0-2)
8/31/02 T 1-1
9/12/08 T 2-2
UCF (4-1-1)
10/28/05 W 1-0
10/7/06 T 2-2
10/27/07 W 2-1
10/11/08 L 0-1
10/24/09 W 2-0
10/29/10 W 2-1
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
UCLA (1-1)
11/20/94 L 2-3(ot) A*
9/12/97 W 2-0
N
UMKC (1-0)
9/13/09 W 2-1
N
A
Stanford (0-1)
9/25/05 L 0-1
Tennessee Wesleyan (2-1)
9/22/79 L 1-3
1982
W 1-0
1983
W 2-1
H
University of the South (3-7)
1982 L 0-4
A
1983 L 0-2
H
10/10/84 L 1-2
A
10/29/85 L 0-2
H
10/24/86 W 3-2
A
10/14/87 W 4-1
H
9/13/88 L 0-2
A
9/26/89 L 1-4
H
9/26/90 L 2-5
A
9/11/91 W 1-0
H
USF (5-11)
1983 L 1-8
10/18/87 L 1-3
10/14/88 L 0-4
10/21/89 L 1-10
9/15/90 L 0-6
10/6/95 W 2-1
10/13/95 L 1-4
43
N
N
H
N
A
A
H
2 0 1 1 U A B S oc c er
10/3/97 L 1-3
H
10/2/98 L 2-3
A
9/29/99 L 2-3
A
11/12/99 W 4-0
H!
10/15/00 W 2-0
H
10/5/01 W 3-0
A
11/1/02 L 0-1(2ot) H
10/4/03 L 1-2
A
10/20/04 W 4-3
H
Vanderbilt (5-6-1)
10/6/79 W 2-0
10/23/88 T 1-1
10/22/89 L 1-2
10/28/90 L 0-4
9/20/92 L 1-3
9/8/93 L 0-1
10/7/94 W 1-0
10/13/95 W 3-2
10/4/96 W 3-1
11/2/97 L 1-2
10/25/98 W 2-1
9/9/99 L 0-1
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
9/1/85 L 2-4
9/27/86 L 0-6
9/12/87 T 2-2
10/2/88 W 1-0(ot)
9/15/89 L 0-7
9/7/90 L 0-3
10/19/93 L 3-4(ot)
10/20/94 W 5-2
9/13/02 W 3-2
9/19/04 W 5-0
H
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
N
H
Western Illinois (0-1)
9-14-08 L 0-1
H
William Carey (2-3-1)
10/4/86 W 3-0
10/2/87 T 1-1
10/21/88 L 1-2(ot)
9/20/89 L 0-5
10/19/90 L 1-7
9/16/92 W 1-0
H
A
A
H
A
A
Wilmington (Ohio) (0-1)
9/21/79 L 0-1
N
Valdosta State (2-0)
10/14/79 W 5-0
10/21/83 W 14-0
H
H
Wright State (1-0)
9/3/06 W 3-2
H
Vermont (1-0)
9/20/09 W 1-0
N
Xavier (Ohio) (0-1)
9/28/86 L 0-3
N
Virginia (0-1)
9/3/10 L 1-2(ot) A
Yale (0-1)
9/23/01 L 1-2(2ot) N
Virginia Tech (1-0)
9/5/10 W 3-1
TOTALS: 305-257-46 (.539)
N
Virginia Commonwealth (0-2)
11/8/80 L 0-3
N
10/14/90 L 0-4
H
Wake Forest (1-2)
10/7/79 W 3-1(ot) H
9/10/80 L 1-3(ot) A
9/8/96 L 1-2
A
Washington (0-1)
11/17/00 L 0-1(4ot) N*
West Florida (1-2)
10/26/88 L 0-2
A
10/6/91 W 3-2(ot) H
10/24/92 L 2-5(ot) A
Western Carolina (1-0)
9/17/80 W 2-0
H
Western Kentucky (5-5-1)
9/16/84 W 2-1(ot) A
* NCAA Tournament Game
! C-USA Tournament
U A B
S O C C E R
2010 Season In Review
Two Blazers Selected In MLS Draft
UAB men’s soccer players Curtis Ushedo
and Michal Mravec were each selected in the
third round of the 2011 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. Ushedo, the 40th
overall selection, was taken by Chivas USA,
while Mravec was taken by Sporting Kansas
City with the 46th overall pick.
It marks the third time that UAB has had
a pair of players chosen in the MLS draft in
the same year. In 2004, Marin Pusek and
Tony McManus were selected, while Jerson
Monteiro and Sandy Gbandi were each chosen in the 2007 Draft.
Pair Of Blazers Earn All-Region Accolades
UAB defender Curtis Ushedo and forward Babayele Sodade were named as National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region performers last
season.
Ushedo earned NSCAA First Team AllRegion honors, while Sodade was tabbed to
the second team. The duo, who each earned
second-team all-region accolades in 2010,
become the seventh and eighth players in
program history to garner all-region nods in
back-to-back years.
Five Blazers Earn All-Conference Awards
UAB defender Curtis Ushedo earned
First-Team All-Conference USA recognition.
Ushedo was one of five Blazer men’s soccer
players honored with postseason awards, as
voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.
In addition to Ushedo’s nod, forward Babayele Sodade was tabbed as a second-team
performer, while midfielder Michal Mravec,
forward Kofi Gyawu and goalkeeper Carl
Woszczynski each were named to the league’s
third team.
It marked the third-straight year that at
least five Blazers have earned all-conference
accolades.
Tucker Stone Earns Spirit of Service Award
Junior goalkeeper Tucker Stone was
named the Conference USA Spirit of Service
Award honoree for UAB, as announced by
league commissioner Britton Banowsky.
The C-USA Spirit of Service Award is designed to recognize the community service
efforts of the league’s student-athletes, based
upon significant community service, good
Curtis Ushedo
academic standing and participation in their
elected sport.
UAB In National Rankings
UAB spent time ranked among the nation’s top-25 last season. In doing so, the
Blazers have now been ranked in the national
polls in 15 of the last 17 seasons.
UAB was ranked for three consecutive
weeks last year and received votes in nearly
every national weekly poll. The Blazers were
ranked as high as No. 23 in the nation (Soccer Times).
In addition to its national ranking, UAB
also was regionally-ranked by NSCAA
throughout the year. The Blazers finished the
season at No. 4 in the Midwest Region by the
NSCAA.
Kevin Sawchak Named C-USA Offensive
Player of the Week
Senior midfielder Kevin Sawchak was
tabbed the Conference USA Offensive Player
of the Week for the week of Nov. 1. It was
the first weekly award of the season given
to a UAB player and it also marked the first
league recognition for Sawchak in his career.
Sawchak recorded his first career multi-
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goal game to help lift UAB to a 2-1 road victory at 18th-ranked and league-leading UCF
on Oct. 29. The Atlanta, Ga. native got the
Blazers started on a good note when he recorded the fastest goal of the season for the
Green and Gold, connecting on a rebound
just 2:11 into the contest to give UAB an early lead. Sawchak wasn’t done there as he hit
the game-winning goal at the 52:15 mark,
less than six minutes after UCF had tied the
game.
Four of Seven Losses Came Against Top-20
Teams
UAB ended the 2010 season with an
overall mark of 10-7-1. But when breaking
down the schedule, two of UAB’s losses last
year came against teams ranked in the top 10
in the nation, while four of the seven defeats
were against nationally-ranked opponents.
The Blazers opened the season with a 2-1
defeat at then-No. 2 Virginia (Sept. 3) and
also fell, 3-2, to then-No. 6 SMU (Sept. 24).
UAB also lost to then-No. 20 South Carolina, 3-2, on Oct. 3 and then-No. 14 Tulsa,
1-0, in double overtime on Oct. 23. In their
13 other contests, the Blazers owned a record
of 9-3-1 and outscored the competition by a
U A B
S O C C E R
2010 Season In Review
men’s soccer team. He ended the year with
212 victories (212-131-29) during his tenure
at UAB. Now in his 25th season as a head
coach, Getman boasts an overall career record of 254-157-38 (.608).
Getman’s success is tangible, as he enters
the year ranked among college soccer’s top
men’s active coaches (39th in winning percentage and tied for 21st in victories).
M i c h a l M r av e c
All-Tournament Blazers
UAB captured a pair of tournament titles
last season. The first tournament crown this
year came when the Blazers won the UAB
‘Soccer For A Cure’ Classic held on Sept.
9-11 at West Campus Field. Goalkeeper Carl
Woszczynski was named to the all-tournament team, while Babayele Sodade, Curtis
Ushedo and Kofi Gyawu were named all
tournament. UAB also won the Lipscomb
Classic on Sept. 17-19 in Nashville, Tenn.
Anthony King was tabbed the MVP, while
Woszczynski, Ushedo and Sodade were
tabbed all-tournament performers.
combined total of 28-10.
One Of Nation’s Top Scoring Teams
UAB head coach Mike Getman thought
that his team’s offense was going to be a
strength of last year’s team and he certainly
was not disappointed. The Blazers netted 35
goals last season. That number ranked near
the top of Conference USA, but also ranked
21st in the NCAA. Additionally, the Blazers’
2.13 goals per game average was 17th-best in
the nation.
Best Start Since 2005
With a 5-1 overall record through its
opening six contests last season, UAB had its
best start to a campaign since 2005. During that stretch, the Blazers captured wins
against powerhouses such as Virginia Tech
(W, 3-1 on Sept. 5) and Charlotte (2-1 in
overtime on Sept. 10). UAB also captured
a pair of tournament titles in the Soccer For
A Cure Classic and the Lipscomb Classic on
back-to-back weekends.
Getman Concludes 19th Season At UAB
UAB head coach Mike Getman concluded his 19th season at the helm of the Blazers’
K e v i n S aw c h a k
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C-USA Statistics
(2010 Final Stats)
INDIVIDUAL
Goals
T5. Babayele Sodade
T9. Kofi Gyawu
Goals Per Game
T4. Babayele Sodade
T4. Anthony King
Assists
T6. Flo Liu
Assists Per Game
T7. Flo Liu
Points
T7. Babayele Sodade
Points Per Game
4. Anthony King
8. Babayele Sodade
Shots
9. Babayele Sodade
Shots Per Game
9. Babayele Sodade
Game Winning Goals
T2. Kofi Gyawu
Goals Against Average
5. Carl Woszczynski
Saves
8. Carl Woszczynski
Saves Per Game
6. Carl Woszczynski
Save Percentage
6. Carl Woszczynski
Shutouts
T8. Carl Woszczynski
T8. Tucker Stone
Shutouts Per Game
9. Carl Woszczynski
TEAM
Goals
4. UAB
Goals Per Game
4. UAB
Assists
4. UAB
Assists Per Game
4. UAB
Points
4. UAB
Shots
7. UAB
Saves
T7. UAB
Fouls
T6. UAB
Shutouts
T3. UAB
Corners
8. UAB
Goals Allowed
T2. UAB
9
6
0.50
0.50
6
0.33
20
1.30
1.11
44
2.44
4
1.21
58
3.62
.753
2
2
0.12
35
1.94
28
1.56
98
237
68
222
5
79
20
U A B
S O C C E R
2010 Combined Stats
2 01 0 UAB MEN’S S OCCER
U A B Combi n ed Team S ta tistics (FINAL S TATIS TICS )
RECORD:
OVERALL
All Games
10-7-1
Confernece
4-4-0
Non-Confernece 6-3-1
## PLAYER
7 SODADE, Babayele
15 GYAWU, Kofi
26 KING, Anthony
10 SAWCHAK, Kevin
12 SMITH, Gentry
16 LIU, Flo
18 USHEDO, Curtis
3 SAMBADE, Victor
2 MATTE, Reed
19 STEWART, Josh
6 LEMEZ, Mladen
13 WILLIAMS, Chris
14 HOWZE, Norris
9 MRAVEC, Michal
17 TABATA, Ken
21 WALL, Patrick
8 YAI, Atak
24 BRODY, Michael
23 PLAKORUS, George
20 JETTON, Hudson
11 COLEMAN, Michael
Total...............
Opponents...........
##
0
1
GOALTENDERS
STONE, Tucker
WOSZCZYNSKI, Carl
TEAM
Total...............
Opponents...........
GP-GS
18-18
18-18
10-10
18-18
18-2
18-12
18-18
18-13
18-18
17-10
18-18
18-1
12-0
17-17
14-7
5-0
17-0
3-0
1-0
10-0
9-0
18
18
GP
4-2
16-14
0-0
18
18
MIN
1097
1052
485
1289
477
950
1358
981
1378
924
1381
525
172
1013
624
103
398
37
20
104
168
-
-
G
9
6
5
3
3
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
20
Minutes
247:13
1414:32
0:00
1661:45
1661:45
A
2
1
3
3
2
6
1
2
4
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
17
HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
5-3-0
3-3-1
2-1-0
2-2-0 2-2-0 0-0-0
3-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-0
Pts
20
13
13
9
8
6
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
57
GA
1
19
0
20
35
Sh
44
35
18
25
17
7
7
20
13
10
7
13
3
6
5
4
2
1
0
0
0
237
230
Avg
0.36
1.21
0.00
1.08
1.90
.Shot%
.205
.171
.278
.120
.176
.000
.286
.050
.000
.100
.143
.077
.333
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.148
.087
SOG
23
17
9
10
12
4
3
5
4
4
3
4
1
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
108
88
Save .Pct
9 .900
58 .753
1 1.000
68 .773
73 .676
.SOG%
.523
.486
.500
.400
.706
.571
.429
.250
.308
.400
.429
.308
.333
.500
.400
.250
.000
1.000
.000
.000
.000
.456
.383
W
1
9
0
10
6
L
0
6
0
6
10
GW
2
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6-7
2-2
T
1
0
0
1
1
PK-ATT
3-4
0-0
2-2
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
222
195
Shutouts
2
2
1
5
4
Results
Bold indicates returning player
Date
Opponent
W/L Score Att.
Sep 03
at #2 Virginia
L
1-2 2418
Sep 05
vs. Virginia Tech
W
3-1
Team Statistics
Sep 10
CHARLOTTE%
W OT 2-1
879
Sep 11
NORTH FLORIDA%
W
4-1
502
TEAM STATISTICS
UAB
OPP
Sep 17
vs. Belmont
W
4-1
114
SHOT STATISTICS
Sep 19
at Lipscomb
W
4-0
216
Goals-Shot attempts
35-237
20-230
Sep 24
#9 SMU*#
L
2-3 1219
Goals scored per game
1.94
1.11
Sep 26
ALABAMA A&M#
W
4-0
245
Shot pct.
.148
.087
Oct
02
at
South
Carolina*
L
2-3
1470
Shots on goal-Attempts
108-237
88-230
Oct 06
MERCER
L
0-1
625
SOG pct.
.456
.383
Oct 09
KENTUCKY*
W
2-1
659
Shots/Game
13.2
12.8
Oct
16
at
FIU*
W
2-0
281
CORNER KICKS
79 89
Oct 23
#17 TULSA*
L O2 0-1
890
PENALTY KICKS
6-7 2-2
OFFSIDES
42 22
Oct 26
at American
T O2 0-0
283
PENALTIES Oct 29
#18 UCF*
W
2-1
521
Yellow cards
17
13
Nov 03
MARSHALL*
W
2-0
407
Red cards
1
4
Nov 05
at Memphis*
L
0-2
866
ATTENDANCE
Nov 10
vs. South Carolina^
L
1-2
Total
5426
6055
% - UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
Dates/Avg Per Date
8/678
7/865
# - SMU Classic (Dallas, Texas)
Neutral Site #/Avg
3/38
* - C-USA Opponent
^ - C-USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.)
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2010 Conference USA In Review
2010 C-USA Standings
C-USA MEN’S SOCCER HISTORY
CONFERENCE OVERALL
Team
W-L-T .Pct Pts W-L-T .Pct Home Away Neutral Strk
xSMU
7-1-0 .875 21 16-2-2 .850 8-0-1 4-1-1 4-1-1
UCF
4-1-3 .688 15 12-5-3 .675 8-1-0 3-3-3 1-1-0
Kentucky
4-2-2 .625 14 7-8-4 .474 4-2-4 3-3-0 0-3-0
ySouth Carolina 4-3-1 .562 13 13-7-2 .636 6-2-2 3-5-0 4-0-0
UAB
4-4-0 .500 12 10-7-1 .583 5-3-0 3-3-1 2-1-0
Tulsa
3-3-2 .500 11 12-7-2 .619 5-2-2 3-4-0 4-1-0
Marshall
3-4-1 .438 10 9-5-4 .611 5-2-1 4-3-2 0-0-1
Memphis
1-6-1 .188 4 5-11-1 .324 4-4-0 0-5-1 1-2-0
FIU
1-7-0 .125 3 7-10-0 .412 3-4-0 4-6-0 0-0-0-
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x- 2010 C-USA Men’s Soccer Regular Season Champion
y- 2010 C-USA Men’s Soccer Tournament Champion
• Conference USA has produced 33 NCAA Men’s Soccer
Championship appearances during its 16-year history, with
three teams advancing to the College Cup.
• Six C-USA schools (Charlotte, Saint Louis, SMU, Tulsa,
UAB and USF) have combined to make eight trips to the
quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship.
• C-USA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Championship
in four of the last six seasons.
• In 2010, four C-USA teams earned tournament berths,
equaling 1997 for the most bids in league history.
• SMU is the third Conference USA team to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship
during the previous six seasons.
• Conference USA has advanced a team to the College Cup
three times (SMU in 2005, Saint Louis in 1997 and Charlotte in 1996).
2010 C-USA Honors
Co-Most Valuable Player
Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina
Arthur Ivo, SMU
Offensive Player of the Year
Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina
Arthur Ivo, SMU
Defensive Player of the Year
Daniel Withrow, Marshall
Freshman of the Year
Juan Castillo, SMU
Coach of the Year
Tim McClements, SMU
All‐Conference First Team
F: Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina
F: Nik Robson, UCF
MF: Arthur Ivo, SMU
MF: Ashley McInnes, Tulsa
MF: Warren Creavalle, UCF
D: Will Traynor, South Carolina
D: Justin Chavez, Tulsa
D: Hunter Christiansen, Tulsa
D: Curtis Ushedo, UAB
D: Kevan George, UCF
GK: Daniel Withrow, Marshall
All‐Conference Second Team
F: Juan Castillo, SMU
F: Babayele Sodade, UAB
MF: Matt Lodge, Kentucky
MF: Josue Soto, SMU
MF: Kekoa Osorio, SMU
D: Anthony Hobbs, FIU
D: Dylan Asher, Kentucky
D: Jordan Hilgefort, Marshall
D: Leone Cruz, SMU
D: Yaron Bacher, UCF
GK: Jimmy Maurer, South Carolina
All‐Conference Third Team
F: Michael Muehseler, FIU
F: Tyler Riggs, Kentucky
F: Tom Jackson, Marshall
F: Bradlee Baladez, South Carolina
F: Austin Neil, Tulsa
F: Kofi Gyawu, UAB
MF: Sammy Boateng, Marshall
MF: Michal Mravec, UAB
D: Nicholas Chase, FIU
D: Kendall Sutton, Marshall
D: Chris Taylor, Tulsa
GK: Tyler Beadle, Kentucky
GK: Carl Woszczynski, UAB
GK: Shawn Doyle, UCF
All‐Freshman Team
Nicholas Rodriguez‐Fraile, F, FIU
Dylan Asher, D, Kentucky
Tyler Beadle, GK, Kentucky
Travis Brent, D, Marshall
Anthony Virgara, M, Marshall
Zach Barnes, M, SMU
Juan Castillo, F, SMU
Robert Derschang, M, SMU
Bradlee Baladez, F, South Carolina
Chipper Root, M, South Carolina
Omar Mata, M, Tulsa
Steven Lamberta, M, UCF
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• Conference USA head coaches have combined for more
than 150 years of experience on the sidelines, with South
Carolina’s Mark Berson and Marshall’s Bob Gray leading the
group with nearly 70 years between them.
• C-USA boasts three of the top 25 winningest active coaches:
Mark Berson of South Carolina (1st), Marshall’s Bob Gray
(4th) and Mike Getman of UAB (21st).
• The nine men’s soccer teams that now comprise C-USA have
combined to make 76 NCAA Tournament appearances alltime.
• Nine different schools (Charlotte, Cincinnati, Marquette,
Memphis, Saint Louis, SMU, Tulsa, UAB and USF) have
won at least a share of the regular season championship in
the league’s 16 seasons.
• C-USA players Arthur Ivo and Juan Castillo of SMU, UCF’s
Warren Creavalle and Tulsa’s Justin Chavez have been named
to the 2011 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
• Sixty C-USA players have earned All-America honors during
the league’s 16 seasons. Thirty-three players have earned
Academic All-America honors during that time.
• Conference USA has placed 114 players on Soccer America’s
Team of the Week since 1995.
• Four C-USA players were honored in 2010 as national Players
of the Week.
• Twenty-one C-USA men’s soccer players earned a spot on an
NSCAA All-Region Team following the 2010 season.
• Conference USA returns 21 All-Conference players for the
2011 season and 100 percent of All-Freshmen selections.
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Conference USA
Team Conference USA: Dedicated to Excellence
Britton Banowsky
C-USA Commissioner
After marking its 15-year milestone during
the 2009-10 season, Conference USA is still
going strong. From the beginning, dedication
to excellence has been the league’s guiding
principle and remains today a common thread
for a promising future. C-USA is home to 12
nationally prominent, tradition-rich members
in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane,
Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances men’s and women’s programs
that are immersed in athletic success and
academic prowess. Together, we are committed to excellence, integrity and leadership in
athletics, academics and in our communities.
All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A
football, along with several other men’s and women’s athletic programs, many of which
compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 20
sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis
and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 11 for women (basketball, cross country,
golf, rowing, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track
and field and volleyball).
The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner’s
Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding
achievement in the classroom.
C-USA annually awards 12 postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic
Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award.
Conference USA also added a Spirit of Service Award, recognizing student-athletes
three times a year for a combination of significant community service efforts, good
academic standing and participation in their elected sport.
SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD
Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the
league among the top conferences in the nation.
Football
• 62 teams have earned bowl bids
• Member of the Bowl Championship Series
• Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl,
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Military Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl,
Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl and the TicketCity Bowl
Men’s Basketball
• Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country
• 97 postseason teams (47 NCAA, 39 NIT, 6 CBI, 5 CIT)
• One National Championship title game appearance
• Three Final Four teams
• Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams
• One NIT Champion and four NIT semifinalists
• Inaugural CBI Champion
pions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving and
numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming,
tennis and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals have made
more than 600 NCAA appearances.
SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD
C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance among
student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a
higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000
student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 15 years, 153
student-athletes earned national ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors,
while 541 were named All-District. In addition, more than 20,000 student-athletes
have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s
Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom.
C-USA ON TV
C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through a multi-tiered selection process
that is rooted in partnerships with FOX Sports Media Group and CBS Sports Network. By partnering with FOX Sports Media Group and extending an existing partnership with CBS Sports Network, the league has substantially increased the number
of national and regional appearances for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and
all other conference sports.
C-USA DIGITAL NETWORK
The C-USA Digital Network will officially launch in August of 2011. Network
programming will include live streaming of non-televised events, video on demand,
a weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, regular season and championship event
highlights and C-USA produced feature stories. Monthly and yearly subscriptions
will offer access to events offered on all 12 of the C-USA member institution’s athletic
websites as well as C-USA network programming.
C-USA IN THE COMMUNITY
The conference’s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in nine states and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 million living alumni represent C-USA schools across the nation. With a renewed commitment to community
involvement, the conference has begun development of several initiatives to maintain
strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA
schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer
service with local and national organizations.
GOVERNANCE
Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, Conference USA
is one of the seven conferences having significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the member institutions serve as the league’s
Board of Directors.
A PROUD HISTORY; A PROMISING FUTURE
Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation’s
top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April
24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss,
Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995,
while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996.
The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, relocated
to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in
October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner.
Women’s Basketball
• 46 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 36 WNIT appearances
• One team in the NCAA Sweet 16
• Two WNIT semifinalists
• One WBI Champion
Baseball
• 53 NCAA appearances
• Six College World Series appearances (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001),
including five of the last seven
• 13 Super Regional appearances
• Has produced at least four NCAA teams in eight of the last 10 seasons
In addition, 35 volleyball teams, 55 men’s and women’s soccer teams and 30 softball
teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three men’s soccer teams
to the NCAA College Cup, five softball teams to the Women’s College World Series
and three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. The league has also had six national cham48
C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997;
Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and
ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA
football in 2003.
After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the 2004-05 season, C-USA began a
new chapter in 2005-06 when its current membership came together to form the new
look of the league.
Since its formation, C-USA has established a strong foundation, an identity and a
history that reflects the league’s national presence. Fifteen years of remarkable history
has reinforced the league’s position in collegiate athletics, setting the course for the
next decade and beyond.
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The Record Book
UAB Year-By-Year
Year Overall Conference
1979 9-10-2
1980 12-8-2
1981 1-11-1
1982 12-10-0
1983 8-8-0
1984 7-10-2
1985 5-17-0
1986 11-4-3
1987 6-7-2
1988 7-8-1
1989 6-10-1 0-3-0 (4th)
1990 3-14-1 0-7-0 (5th)
1991 8-9-2
0-4-1 (6th)
1992 4-15-1 0-5-0 (6th)
1993 11-7-2 4-1-1 (2nd)
1994 15-4-1 5-1-0 (1st)
1995 15-4-1 7-0-1 (1st)
1996 13-6-1 5-3-0 (4th)
1997 10-8-1 4-3-1 (4th)
1998 12-6-0 5-3-0 (T-3rd)
1999 17-6-0 7-1-0 (T-1st)
2000 14-5-2 5-1-2 (2nd)
2001 15-6-0 7-3-0 (T-2nd)
2002 9-7-3
4-4-2 (6th)
2003 10-5-5 4-3-2 (T-4th)
2004 12-7-0 7-2-0 (2nd)
2005 10-7-1 5-3-1 (3rd)
2006 10-6-4 4-3-1 (T-4th)
2007 7-11-1 2-6 (T-7th)
2008 6-10-3 2-5-1 (8th)
2009 12-4-2 5-2-1 (3rd)
2010 10-7-1 4-4-0 (5th)
Postseason/Titles
Totals Overall
307-257-46
(.541)
Conference
86-67-14
(.557)
2006 UAB Blazers
NCAA Tour nament Par t icip a nt
GMC Regular Season Runners Up
GMC Regular Season Champs
GMC Tournament Champs
NCAA First Round
C-USA Regular Season Champs
2001 UAB Blazers
NCAA Tour nament Sweet 16 Te a m
C-USA Regular Season Co-Champs
C-USA Tournament Champs
NCAA Elite Eight
C-USA Regular Season Runners Up
C-USA Tournament Runners Up
NCAA First Round
C-USA Regular Season Runners Up
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
C-USA Regular Season Runners Up
C-USA Tournament Runners Up
2000 UAB Blazers
NCAA Tour nament Par t icip a nt
NCAA First Round
UAB All-Time Head Coaches
1999 UAB Blazers
NCAA Tour nament Elit e Eigh t Tea m
Tim Hamer
Bob Norman
Mick Payne
Mike Getman
1979-80
21-18-4 (.535)
1990-91
11-23-3 (.463)
1981-89
63-85-10 (.430)
1992-present
212-131-29 (.609)
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1994 UAB Blazers
Firs t NCAA Tour nament Par ti c i p a nt
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Career Scoring List
Goals
57 Dan Gaitan
34 Jerson Monteiro
30 Flavio Monteiro
29 Mats Hagedorn
27 Martin Rey
26 Peter Byaruhanga
23 William Giummarra
21 Brent O’Keefe
21 Emmanuel Eloundou
20 Paul Britton
20 Erik Kuster
1979-80
2003-06
1999-02
1993-95
1998-01
1998-99
1994-95
1991-95
1996-98
1986-88
1996-98
Assists
25 Brian Corcoran
22 Joe Mattacchione
22 Brent O’Keefe
20 Josh Brinkley
19 Leandro de Oliveira
19 William Giummarra
19 Dan Gaitan
18 Two-Boys Gumede
18 Justin Pratt
17 Andrew Mugalla
1994-97
1994-97
1991-95
1995-99
2003-05
1994-95
1979-80
2005-06, 08-09
1995-96, 98-99
1990-93
Points
133 Dan Gaitan (57g 19a)
84 Jerson Monteiro (34g 16a)
76 Flavio Monteiro (30g 16a)
70 Mats Hagedorn (29g 12a)
69 Martin Rey (27g 15a)
67 Peter Byaruhanga (26g 15a)
65 William Giummarra (23g 19a)
64 Brent O’Keefe (21g 22a)
61 Brian Corcoran (18g 25a)
53 Erik Kuster (20g 13a)
49 Emmanuel Eloundou (21g 7a)
1979-80
2003-06
1999-02
1993-95
1998-01
1998-99
1994-95
1991-95
1994-97
1996-98
1996-98
Games Played
Tony McManus (1999-2003)
Danny Ziannis (1993-96)
Rogerio Oliveira (2001-04)
Chris Wilson (1991-94)
Jerson Monteiro (2003-06)
Dean Sorrell (2006-09)
Rumbani Munthali (1997-2000)
Loukas Papaconstantinou (1993-96)
John Sherringham (1993-96)
Brantley Spillman (1998-2001)
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79
78
78
77
76
76
76
76
76
Career Individual Records
Points per game (minimum 30 games)
3.09 Dan Gaitan (43 games)
1.81 Peter Byaruhanga (37 games)
1.71 William Giummarra (38 games)
1.69 Flavio Monteiro (45 games)
1.32 Mats Hagedorn (53 games)
1979-80
1998-99
1994-95
1999-02
1993-95
Shots per game (minimum 30 games)
4.45 William Giummarra (38 games)
2.97 Peter Byaruhanga (37 games)
2.71 Leandro de Oliveira (49 games)
2.36 Erik Kuster (56 games)
2.32 Frank Matte (34 games)
Goals per game (minimum 30 games)
1.32 Dan Gaitan (43 games)
0.70 Peter Byaruhanga (37 games)
0.67 Flavio Monteiro (45 games)
0.61 William Giummarra (38 games)
0.55 Mats Hagedorn (53 games)
1979-80
1998-99
1999-02
1994-95
1993-95
Shots on goal*
92 Jerson Monteiro (34 goals)
2003-06
59 Lukasz Kwapisz (11 goals)
2003-06
57 Leandro de Oliveira (13 goals)
2003-05
52 Babayele Sodade (16 goals) 2008-10
48 Two-Boys Gumede (11 goals) 2005-06, 08-09
Assists per game (minimum 30 games)
0.50 William Giummarra (38 games)
0.45 Dan Gaitan (42 games)
0.41 Peter Byaruhanga (37 games)
0.39 Leandro de Oliveira (39 games)
0.36 Flavio Monteiro (45 games)
1994-95
1979-80
1998-99
2003-05
1999-02
Shots attempted
169 William Giummarra (23 goals)
162 Jerson Monteiro (34 goals)
154 Brian Corcoran (18 goals)
146 Martin Rey (27 goals)
135 Brent O’Keefe (21 goals)
1994-95
2003-06
1994-97
1998-01
1991-95
1994-95
1998-99
2003-04
1996-98
1983-84
SOG per game (minimum 30 games)*
1.19 Jerson Monteiro (77 games)
2003-06
1.16 Leandro de Oliveira (49 games)
2003-05
1.00 Babayele Sodade (52 games) 2008-10
1.00 Kofi Gyawu (36 games)
2009-10
0.81 Lukasz Kwapisz (73 games)
2003-06
Loukas Papaconstantinou (101 GA)
David Clemente (85 GA)
Harvey Torman (72 GA)
Robert Starr (116 GA)
A.J. Robles (54 GA)
Fred LaRoche (0 GA)
Clint Baumstark (39 GA)
Carl Woszczynski (42 GA)
Wes Johnson (47 GA)
Mike Spurlin (29 GA)
1993-96
1997-00
1983-84,86
1988-91
2003-05
1979
2001-02
2007-pr.
2006-09
1991
Saves per game (minimum 30 games)
6.17 Harvey Torman (41 games)
5.61 Robert Starr (41 games)
4.66 Loukas Papaconstantinou (76 games)
4.27 Clint Baumstark (37 games)
4.25 Jeremy Drake (28 games)
1983-84,86
1988-91
1993-96
2001-02
2003-06
Goals against avg (min. 1000 minutes)
0.94 Tim Estepp (11 GA, 1054 min)
1.01 Carl Woszczynski (42 GA, 3734 min)
1.02 Clint Baumstark (39 GA, 3457 min)
1.15 David Clemente (85 GA, 6637 min)
1.19 Wes Johnson (47 GA, 352 7min)
1995-97
2007-pr
2001-02
1997-00
2006- 09
Most wins
51 Loukas Papaconstantinou (51-20-5)
46 David Clemente (46-22-3)
24 A.J. Robles (24-15-4)
23 Clint Baumstark (23-10-3)
22 Carl Woszczynski (22-13-4)
1993-96
1997-00
2003-05
2001-02
2007-pr.
Most ties
5
Loukas Papaconstantinou (51-20-5)
4
Carl Woszczynski (13-7-4)
4
Wes Johnson (16-8-4)
4
A.J. Robles (24-15-4)
4
Jeremy Drake (11-8-4)
3
Clint Baumstark (23-10-3)
3
David Clemente (46-22-3)
1993-96
2007-pr.
2006-09
2003-05
2003-06
2001-02
1997-00
Most shutouts
22 Loukas Papaconstantinou
15 David Clemente
13 Clint Baumstark
12 A.J. Robles
11 Carl Woszczynski
1993-96
1997-00
2001-02
2003-05
2007-pr.
Bold-Italic denotes current player
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Giummarra
Team Records
* Denotes records kept since 2000 season.
Career Goalkeeping Records
Saves
354
303
253
230
218
160
158
153
141
131
Jerson
Monteiro
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Points in Match............... 36 vs. Belmont, 11/5/99
Goals in Match......................... 16 vs. AUM, 1980
Goals Allowed............. 15 at S. Alabama, 10/15/89
Assistst in Match.............. 16 vs. Belmont, 11/5/99
Saves in Match............. 23 at Ala. A&M, 10/24/84
Points in Season......................................277, 1998
Goals in Season.........................................85, 1980
Goals Allowed in Season..........................70, 1984
Assists in Season.......................................78, 1999
Saves in Season.......................................196, 1984
Shutouts in Season...................................11, 1999
Consecutive Shutouts.................................4, 2001
Most Wins.................................................17, 1999
Most Losses...............................................17, 1985
Most Ties.................................................. 5, 2003
Longest Win Streak........... 13 (10/3/99-11/27/99)
Home Win Streak.............. 17 (10/20/94-10/6/96)
Road Win Streak.................. 5 (10/7/99-11/27/99)
............................................ 5 (10/3/86-11/6/86)
Conference Win Streak.......... 10 (9/18/94-10/15/95)
Unbeaten Streak................ 13-0 (10/3/99-11/27/99)
Home Unbeaten.........24-0-1 (10/17/93-11/27/99)
Road Unbeaten................. 5-0 (10/7/99-11/27/99)
....................................4-0-1 (9/15/95-10/20/95)
......................................... 5-0 (10/3/86-11/6/86)
Conference Unbeaten.......... 14-0-1 (9/18/94-9/22/96)
Matches Not Shutout........................ 21 (10/79-10/80)
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The Record Book
Single-Season Records
Goals
35
22
19
18
14
14
14
Dan Gaitan
Dan Gaitan
Peter Byaruhanga
Bill Carl
Jerson Monteiro
Martin Rey
Flavio Monteiro
1980
1979
1999
1980
2006
2001
1999
Assists
14 Dan Gaitan
11 Brian Corcoran
11 Peter Byaruhanga
10 Andrew Mugalla
10 William Giummarra
1980
1994
1999
1993
1994
Points
84 Dan Gaitan (35g 14a)
49 Peter Byaruhanga (19g 11a)
49 Dan Gaitan (22g 5a)
43 Bill Carl (18g, 7a)
36 Flavio Monteiro (14g 8a)
35 Jerson Monteiro (14g 7a)
1980
1999
1979
1980
1999
2006
Points per game (minimum 10 games)
4.00 Dan Gaitan (21 games)
2.45 Peter Byaruhanga (20 games)
2.40 Dan Gaitan (21 games)
2.40 Flavio Monteiro (15 games)
2.15 Bill Carl (20 games)
1.83 William Giummarra (18 games)
1980
1999
1979
1999
1980
1995
Goals per game (minimum 10 games)
1.67 Dan Gaitan (21 games)
1.05 Dan Gaitan (21 games)
0.95 Peter Byaruhanga (20 games)
0.93 Flavio Monteiro (15 games)
0.90 Bill Carl (20 games)
0.73 Dan Morris (15 games)
0.72 Mats Hagedorn (18 games)
1980
1979
1999
1999
1980
1982
1993
Assists per game (minimum 10 games)
0.67 Dan Gaitan (21 games)
0.56 Andrew Mugalla (18 games)
1980
1993
0.55
0.55
0.53
0.53
Peter Byaruhanga (20 games)
Brian Corcoran (20 games)
Flavio Monteiro (15 games)
Joe Mattacchione (17 games)
1999
1994
1999
1995
Shots attempted
87 William Giummarra (12 goals)
82 William Giummarra (11 goals)
71 Peter Byaruhanga (19 goals)
71 Leandro De Oliveira (5 goals)
66 Scott White (10 goals)
1995
1994
1999
2003
1983
Shots per game (minimum 10 games)
4.83 William Giummarra (18 games)
4.50 Eric Lee (14 games)
4.12 Scott White (16 games)
4.10 William Giummarra (20 games)
3.55 Leandro De Oliveira (20 games)
1995
1983
1983
1994
2003
Shots on goal
34 Jerson Monteiro (14 goals)
31 Leandro De Oliveira (5 goals)
30 Lukasz Kwapisz (7 goals)
26 Jerson Monteiro (8 goals)
25 Babayele Sodade (7 goals)
2006
2003
2006
2003
2009
SOG per game (minimum 10 games)
1.70 Jerson Monteiro (20 games)
1.55 Leandro De Oliveira (20 games)
1.50 Lukasz Kwapisz (20 games)
1.39 Babayele Sodade (18 games)
1.31 Flavio Monteiro (16 games)
2006
2003
2006
2009
2002
Dan Gaitan
Peter Byaruhanga
Goalkeeping
Saves
174
174
160
131
117
Harvey Torman (52 GA)
Mark Costopoulos (43 GA)
Fred LaRoche NA
Mike Spurlin (29 GA)
Joe Wall (35 GA)
1984
1980
1979
1991
1988
Saves per game (minimum 10 games)
9.16 Harvey Torman (19 games)
8.70 Mark Costopoulos (20 games)
7.80 Joe Wall (15 games)
7.62 Fred LaRoche (21 games)
6.89 Mike Spurlin (19 games)
1984
1980
1988
1979
1991
Goals against avg (minimum 400 minutes)
0.83 Carl Woszczynski (15 GA, 1629 min)
0.96 Clint Baumstark (18 GA, 1692 min)
0.96 David Clemente (23 GA, 2159 min)
1.03 A.J. Robles (13 GA, 1134 min)
1.07 Clint Baumstark (21 GA, 1765 min)
2009
2001
2000
2003
2002
Most wins
17 David Clemente (17-6-0)
15 Loukas Papaconstantinou (15-4-1)
14 Clint Baumstark (14-4-0)
14 David Clemente (14-5-2)
13 Loukas Papaconstantinou (13-3-1)
1999
1995
2001
2000
1994
Most ties
3
Clint Baumstark (9-6-3)
3
A.J. Robles (6-3-3)
2
Six Times, last by:
Carl Woszczynski (12-4-2)
2009
Most shutouts
9
Clint Baumstark
8
Carl Woszczynski
8
Loukas Papaconstantinou
6
Loukas Papaconstantinou
5
David Clemente
5
Loukas Papaconstantinou
2001
2009
1995
1994
1999
1993
2002
2003
Single-Game Records
Most goals
7 Dan Gaitan (Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 1980)
5 Dan Gaitan (BSC, Nov. 13, 1980)
5 Dan Gaitan (Mercer-Macon, Sept. 27, 1980)
5 Dan Gaitan (Auburn, Sept. 21, 1980)
3 Kofi Gyawu (FIU, Oct. 10, 2009)
3 Jerson Monteiro (Centenary, Oct. 22, 2003)
3 Lane Knight (Belmont, Nov. 5, 1999)
3 William Giummarra (at Huntingdon, Sept. 11, 1994)
3 William Giummarra (at Georgia St., Sept. 21,
1994)
3 Brent O’Keefe (Memphis, Oct. 23, 1994)
3 Brian Corcoran (vs. Marquette, Nov. 13, 1994)
3 Dan Gaitan (Wake Forest, Oct. 7 1979)
3 Dan Gaitan (New Orleans, Sept. 15, 1979)
Most assists
4 Martin Rey (DePaul, Sept. 24, 2000)
4 Dan Gaitan (Auburn, Sept. 21, 1979)
3 Jason McLaughlin (FIU, Oct. 30, 2005)
3 Joseph DiNardo (Belmont, Oct. 21, 1998)
3 Brian Rowland (Martin Methodist, Sept. 2, 1995)
3 William Giummarra (Alabama A&M, Oct. 8, 1995)
3 Dan Gaitan (South Alabama, Oct. 5, 1980)
Most points
14 Dan Gaitan (Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 1980)
14 Dan Gaitan (Auburn, Sept. 21, 1980)
12 Dan Gaitan (B’ham Southern, Nov. 13, 1980)
10 Dan Gaitan (Mercer-Macon, Sept. 27, 1980)
8 Martin Rey (DePaul, Sept. 24, 2000)
8 Brent O’Keefe (Memphis, Oct. 23, 1994)
6 9x, last by Kofi Gyawu (FIU, Oct. 10, 2009)
David Clemente
Lukasz Kwapisz
Clint Baumstark
Loukas Papaconstantinou
Most shots
11 Lukasz Kwapisz (vs. Gardner-Webb, Nov. 11, 2006)
9 Jerson Monteiro (at Memphis, Oct. 11, 2006)
8 Leandro de Oliveira (USF, Oct. 20, 2004)
7 Leandro de Oliveira (vs Marshall, Sept. 12, 2003)
7 Jermie Frankson (DePaul, Oct. 19, 2002)
7 Jose Rayo (BSC, Sept. 6, 2001)
Most saves
18 Harvey Torman (at Ala. A&M, Oct. 24, 1984)
15 Jeremy Drake (at UCF, Oct. 7, 2006)
12 A.J. Robles (vs Gonzaga, Sept. 4, 2004)
12 A.J. Robles (at Portland, Sept. 6, 2004)
12 D. Clemente (vs Washington, Nov. 17, 2000)
12 L. Papaconstantinou (at Ala. A&M, Oct. 16, 1994)
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NCAA RECORDS
Fastest Goal To Start A Match
T2. 0:09 – Josh Brinkley vs. Belmont, 11/5/99
Fastest Hat Trick
3. 3:39 – Lane Knight vs. Belmont, 11/5/99
Longest Consecutive Games With At Least One Goal
2. 14 Games - Peter Byaruhanga, 1999
ALL-AMERICANS
NSCAA
2009
Two-Boys Gumede................................... Second Team
2003
Leandro de Oliveira................................. Second Team
Tony McManus.......................................... Third Team
2000
Rumbani Munthali.................................... Third Team
Lane Knight.......................................... Scholar Athlete
1996
Loukas Papaconstantinou.......................... Scholar Athlete
Soccer America
2003
Leandro de Oliveira................................. Second Team
Tony McManus.......................................... Third Team
2001
Clint Baumstark....................... Freshman All-American
1999
Flavio Monteiro....................... Freshman All-American
College Soccer News
2002
Marin Pusek...................................Honorable Mention
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)
2008
Mark Stachelski................................ Athlete of the Year
2004
Tony McManus................................ Athlete of the Year
2001
Houston Smith................................ Athlete of the Year
1995
Mats Hagedorn................................ Athlete of the Year
Collegiate Soccer.com
2000
Rumbani Munthali.................................. Second Team
The Record Book
Leandro de Oliveira......................................First Team
Tony McManus.............................................First Team
2002
Marin Pusek..................................................First Team
2001
Marin Pusek..................................................First Team
Brantley Spillman..................................... Second Team
2000
Rumbani Munthali.......................................First Team
David Clemente....................................... Second Team
1998
Peter Byaruhanga..........................................First Team
Martin Rey................................................. Third Team
1996
Loukas Papaconstantinou........................... Third Team
Essa Tabi.................................................... Third Team
1995
Willliam Giumarra........................................First Team
Loukas Papaconstantinou..............................First Team
1994
William Giumarra...................................... Third Team
1993
Mats Hagedorn.......................................... Third Team
Andrew Mugalla......................................... Third Team
CONFERENCE USA
Player of the Year
Peter Byaruhanga..................................................1999
Freshman of the Year
Austin Neil............................................................2008
Clint Baumstark....................................................2001
Flavio Monteiro....................................................1999
Rumbani Munthali...............................................1997
Erik Kuster............................................................1996
Offensive Player of the Year
Two-Boys Gumede................................................2009
Defensive Player of the Year
Tony McManus.....................................................2003
David Clemente....................................................2000
Loukas Papaconstantinou......................................1995
Most Valuable Forward
Peter Byaruhanga..................................................1999
College Soccer Online
1999
Peter Byaruhanga..........................................First Team
ALL-REGION AWARDS
NSCAA
2010
Curtis Ushedo ......................................... First Team
Babayele Sodade ................................. Second Team
2009
Two-Boys Gumede........................................First Team
Babayele Sodade................................... Second Team
Curtis Ushedo.......................................... Second Team
Carl Woszczynski.................................. Second Team
2008
Two-Boys Gumede........................................First Team
2007
Dejan Jakovic................................................First Team
2006
Dejan Jakovic................................................First Team
Jerson Monteiro....................................... Second Team
2005
Jason McLaughlin...................................... Third Team
2004
Leandro de Oliveira......................................First Team
Sandy Gbandi............................................ Third Team
2003
Marin Pusek..................................................First Team
Two-Boys Gumede
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Most Valuable Defender
Ned Crancer.........................................................1999
Most Valuable Goalkeeper
David Clemente....................................................1999
Coach of the Year
Mike Getman........................................................1999
Mike Getman........................................................1995
All-Decade Team
Peter Byaruhanga
Co-Coach of the Decade
Mike Getman
All-Conference
2010
Curtis Ushedo ......................................... First Team
Babayele Sodade ................................. Second Team
Michael Mravec .................................... Third Team
Kofi Gyawu .......................................... Third Team
Carl Woszczynski .................................. Third Team
2009
Two-Boys Gumede........................................First Team
Carl Woszczynski......................................First Team
Curtis Ushedo.......................................... Second Team
Babayele Sodade................................... Second Team
Michal Mravec........................................... Third Team
2008
Two-Boys Gumede........................................First Team
Trey Gregory.............................................. Third Team
Dean Sorrell............................................... Third Team
Michal Mravec........................................... Third Team
2007
Dejan Jakovic................................................First Team
Trey Gregory............................................ Second Team
2006
Jerson Monteiro............................................First Team
Dejan Jakovic................................................First Team
Two-Boys Gumede................................... Second Team
2005
Sandy Gbandi.......................................... Second Team
Dejan Jakovic........................................... Second Team
Jason McLaughlin.................................... Second Team
Maurice Hughes......................................... Third Team
Jerson Monteiro......................................... Third Team
A.J. Robles................................................. Third Team
2004
Leandro de Oliveira......................................First Team
Sandy Gbandi...............................................First Team
Joe Klosterman........................................... Third Team
Rogerio Oliveira......................................... Third Team
2003
Leandro de Oliveira......................................First Team
Marin Pusek..................................................First Team
Tony McManus.............................................First Team
Jerson Monteiro......................................... Third Team
Nnamdi Ngwe........................................... Third Team
2002
Clint Baumstark............................................First Team
Flavio Monteiro............................................First Team
Marin Pusek..................................................First Team
Tony McManus.......................................... Third Team
2001
Nelson Mata............................................ Second Team
Flavio Monteiro....................................... Second Team
Marin Pusek............................................. Second Team
Martin Rey............................................... Second Team
Brantley Spillman..................................... Second Team
Clint Baumstark......................................... Third Team
Bubba Garcia............................................. Third Team
2000
David Clemente............................................First Team
Rumbani Munthali.......................................First Team
Houston Smith.......................................... Third Team
Roberto Najarro......................................... Third Team
U A B
S O C C E R
The Record Book
1999
Peter Byaruhanga..........................................First Team
Rumbani Munthali.......................................First Team
David Clemente....................................... Second Team
Flavio Monteiro....................................... Second Team
1998
Peter Byaruhanga..................................... Second Team
Rumbani Munthali.................................. Second Team
Chris Howie............................................... Third Team
Erik Kuster................................................. Third Team
1997
Joe Mattacchione..........................................First Team
Brian Corcoran........................................ Second Team
Emmanuel Eloundou.............................. Second Team
Rumbani Munthali.................................. Second Team
Joe DiNardo............................................... Third Team
1996
Emmanuel Eloundou...................................First Team
Joe Mattacchione..........................................First Team
Erik Kuster............................................... Second Team
Loukas Papaconstantinou........................... Third Team
Essa Tabi.................................................... Third Team
Danny Ziannis........................................... Third Team
1995
William Giummarra......................................First Team
Loukas Papaconstantinou..............................First Team
Brian Corcoran........................................ Second Team
Mats Hagedorn........................................ Second Team
Joe Mattacchione..................................... Second Team
Danny Ziannis......................................... Second Team
All-Freshman Team
Kofi Gyawu.......................................................2009
Andrew Barsalona ................................................2008
Curtis Ushedo.......................................................2007
Two-Boys Gumede................................................2005
Joe Klosterman......................................................2004
Jerson Monteiro....................................................2003
Clint Baumstark....................................................2001
Rogerio Oliveira....................................................2001
Marin Pusek..........................................................2000
Flavio Monteiro....................................................1999
Brantley Spillman..................................................1998
Rumbani Munthali...............................................1997
Erik Kuster............................................................1996
GREAT MIDWEST
Newcomer of the Year
William Giummarra..............................................1994
Mats Hagedorn.....................................................1993
Coach of the Year
Mike Getman........................................................1993
Championship Offensive MVP
Brian Corcoran.....................................................1994
All-Conference
1994
William Giummarra......................................First Team
Mats Hagedorn.............................................First Team
Mark Tracy....................................................First Team
Brent O’Keefe.......................................... Second Team
Loukas Papaconstantinou......................... Second Team
1993
Andrew Mugalla............................................First Team
Mats Hagedorn.............................................First Team
Joe Ayema................................................ Second Team
Loukas Papaconstantinou......................... Second Team
Chris Wilson............................................ Second Team
1992
Andrew Mugalla............................................First Team
David Denise........................................... Second Team
1991
Mike Spurlin.................................................First Team
David Denise........................................... Second Team
All-Newcomer Team
Brian Corcoran.....................................................1994
William Giumarra.................................................1994
Joe Mattachione....................................................1994
Mats Hagedorn.....................................................1993
Loukas Papaconstantinou......................................1993
Danny Ziannis......................................................1993
Justus Griffin.........................................................1992
SUN BELT
Coach of the Year
Bob Norman.........................................................1986
All-Conference
1990
Houssam Rafeh........................................ Second Team
1988
Richard Butler.......................................... Second Team
1987
Richard Butler.......................................... Second Team
1986
Harvey Torman..............................Honorable Mention
1985
Fuad Mohd Rasdl.................................... Second Team
1984
Frank Matte...................................Honorable Mention
SOCCER AMERICA
League Most Valuable Player
Peter Byaruhanga..................................................1999
Freshman Most Valuable Player
Flavio Monteiro....................................................1999
Tony McManus
Player of the Week
2007
Dejan Jakovic................................................... Sept. 25
2004
Leandro de Oliveira..........................................Oct. 25
2003
Tony McManus.................................................. Sept. 2
Leandro de Oliveira......................................... Sept. 22
2002
Oswaldo Gallegos............................................. Sept. 30
2001
Martin Rey........................................................Oct. 10
Flavio Monteiro................................................Oct. 17
Clint Baumstark................................................Oct. 30
2000
Lane Knight........................................................Oct. 9
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1999
Roberto Najarro................................................Oct. 26
UMBRO SELECT
College All-Star
Marin Pusek..........................................................2003
Tony McManus.....................................................2003
Brantley Spillman..................................................2001
David Clemente....................................................2000
Rumbani Munthali...............................................2000
Peter Byaruhanga..................................................1999
William Giummarra..............................................1995
ACADEMIC AWARDS
NSCAA Scholar Athlete All-America
Lane Knight..........................................................2000
Loukas Papaconstantinou......................................1996
C-USA Spirit of Service Award
Tucker Stone ....................................................... 2010
Dean Sorrell..........................................................2008
C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year
Wes Johnson.........................................................2008
Jeremy Drake........................................................2006
Lukasz Kwapisz.....................................................2004
C-USA Post-Graduate Scholarship
Lukasz Kwapisz.....................................................2006
C-USA Academic All-Conference
2009
Dean Sorrell..................................................First Team
Carl Woszczynski......................................First Team
2008
Dean Sorrell..................................................First Team
Adidas/ISAA Scholar Athlete
(South Region)
2000
Lane Knight..................................................First Team
Houston Smith........................................ Second Team
1998
Josh Brinkley.................................................First Team
1995
Brent O’Keefe...............................................First Team
Loukas Papaconstantinou..............................First Team
U A B
S O C C E R
The Record Book
1994
Brent O’Keefe.......................................... Second Team
CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
2006
Lukasz Kwapisz.............................................First Team
2005
Lukasz Kwapisz..............................Honorable Mention
CoSIDA/GTE Academic All-District
2008
Wes Johnson.................................................First Team
Dean Sorrell..................................................First Team
2006
Jeremy Drake................................................First Team
Lukasz Kwapisz.............................................First Team
2001
Flavio Monteiro....................................... Second Team
2000
Houston Smith........................................ Second Team
1995
Brent O’Keefe...................................... Second Team
Loukas Papaconstantinou......................... Second Team
NSCAA Scholar Athlete All-American
Loukas Papaconstantinou......................................1996
COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL
Conference USA
Ian Backstrom.............................................2003, 2004
Andrew Barsalona.................................................2008
Sam Bierster..........................................................2008
Michael Biggs........................................................2003
Sam Bierster..........................................................2008
Owen Blake................................................1996, 1997
Josh Brinkley...........................1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Darnell Brown............................................2006, 2007
Paul Bucherich..................................1996, 1997, 1998
Carl Bussey...........................................................1997
Bobby Chanthongphio..........................................2004
Michael Coleman .................................................2010
Brian Copham..................................1996, 1997, 1998
Ned Crancer...........................1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Jeremy Drake..........................2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Emmanuel Eloundou..................................1997, 1998
Tim Estepp.................................................1996, 1997
Randy Fortenberry................................................1997
Jermie Frankson....................................................1999
Oswaldo Gallegos..................................................2002
Mike Garcia..........................................................2000
Kyle Gilbreath.............................................2006, 2007
Ryan Hathcock...........................................2004, 2005
Wes Johnson................ 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Joe Klosterman..................................2004, 2005, 2006
Drew Knaub...............................................2006, 2007
Lane Knight......................................1997, 1999, 2000
Erik Kuster..................................................1996, 1997
Lukasz Kwapisz.......................2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Flo Liu .................................................................2010
Reed Matte.........................................................2010
Jason McLaughlin.................................................2004
Tony McManus.....................................................2003
Rumbani Munthali...............................................1997
Zach Musgrave............................................1998, 1999
Amechi Ngwe.........................2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Brent O’Keefe.......................................................1995
Loukas Papaconstantinou............................1995, 1996
Justin Pratt..................................................1997, 1998
Derick Radcliffe....................................................2003
Jesse Roth..............................................................1998
Ryan Sanz.............................................................1996
Kevin Sawchak............................................2007, 2008
Carlo Schiavoni.....................................................2005
Tonny Segero........................................................1998
Houston Smith.......................1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Dean Sorrell................. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Jonah Stewart........................................................2009
Tucker Stone....................... 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Ken Tabata................................... 2007, 2008, 2010
Angelo Thompson.............................2001, 2002, 2003
Curtis Ushedo.......................................................2007
Chris Williams ..................................................2010
Carl Woszczynski................ 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
John Ziannis...........................1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
C-USA Academic Medal of Honor
Drew Knaub...............................................2006, 2007
Ian Backstrom.............................................2003, 2004
Jeremy Drake..........................2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Lukasz Kwapisz.......................2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Tucker Stone....................... 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Angelo Thompson.......................................2001, 2002
Great Midwest Academic Honor Roll
Andrew Louloudiadis............................................1994
Loukas Papaconstantinou......................................1994
Ola Hansson.........................................................1993
Cory Turner..........................................................1993
Jeremy Jowers........................................................1992
Jeremy Long..........................................................1991
Brent O’Keefe.........................1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Chris Waldrip.......................................................1991
Great Midwest Academic Medal of Honor
Wolf Kirsten..........................................................1991
BLAZER TEAM AWARDS
2010
Most Valuable Player....................................Curtis Ushedo
Most Improved Player..................................... Josh Stewart
Coaches Award.............................................. Tucker Stone
2009
Most Valuable Player............................ Two-Boys Gumede
Most Improved Player..................................Anthony King
Coaches Award............................................... Dean Sorrell
2008
Most Valuable Player......................................... Derek Rios
Most Improved Player.................................Michal Mravec
Coaches Award......................................... Mark Stachelski
2007
Most Valuable Player......................................Frank Brown
Most Improved Player..................................Curtis Ushedo
Coaches Award.......................................... Joe Klosterman
2006
Most Valuable Player.................................Jerson Monteiro
Most Improved Player...................................Chris Hanson
Coaches Award..............................................Senior Class*
2005
Most Valuable Player..............................Jason McLaughlin
Most Improved Player....................................Trey Gregory
Coaches Award..............................................Michael Biggs
2004
Most Valuable Players................................Leandro de Oliveira
.............................................................Sandy Gbandi
Most Improved Player..........................Robert Sheringham
Coaches Award............................................... Jarbas Carlos
2003
Most Valuable Player............................ Tony McManus
Most Improved Player.......................Jason McLaughlin
Coaches Award.......................................Nnamdi Ngwe
2002
Most Valuable Player............................Flavio Monteiro
Most Improved Player.............................. Chris O’Neal
Coaches Award..................................... Tony McManus
2001
Most Valuable Player................................... Martin Rey
Most Improved Player..........................Kareem Morgan
Coaches Award...................................Jonathan Weimer
2000
Most Valuable Player........................... David Clemente
Most Improved Player............................... Lane Knight
Coaches Award......................................Houston Smith
1999
Most Valuable Player..........................Peter Byaruhanga
Most Improved Player...........................Houston Smith
Coaches Award......................................... Senior Class*
1998
Most Valuable Player..................................Tony Segero
Most Improved Player...........................Houston Smith
Coaches Award.......................................Brian Copham
1997
Most Valuable Player.......................... Joe Matticchione
Most Improved Player.............................. Josh Brinkley
Coaches Award.......................................... Chris Howle
1996
Most Valuable Player.......................... Joe Matticchione
Most Improved Player.............................. Josh Brinkley
Coaches Award............................................. Ryan Pratt
1995
Most Valuable Player............. Loukas Papaconstantinou
Most Improved Player............................Brian Rowland
Coaches Award.............................................Erik White
1994
Most Valuable Player..................... William Giummarra
1993
Most Valuable Player............................ Mats Hagedorn
Most Improved Player............................. Jon Vansword
1992
Most Valuable Player........................... Andrew Mugalla
Most Improved Player............................Brian Rowland
*Coaches Award in 1999 and 2006 went to entire senior
class:
1999 - Josh Brinkley, Peter Byaruhanga, Ned Crancer
Zach Musgrave, Justin Pratt and John Ziannis.
2006 - Michael Biggs, Jeremy Drake, Sandy Gbandi, Chris Hanson, Lukasz Kwapisz, Jerson Monteiro and
Derick Radcliffe.
Dejan Jakovic
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1979 (9-10-2)
Coach: Tim Hamer
9/10 at Davidson
L
9/11 at UNC Charlotte*
L
9/15 NEW ORLEANS*
W
9/16 NEW ORLEANS*
W
9/18 at Oglethorpe
T 2OT
9/21 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) 1 L
9/22 at Tennessee Wesleyan 1
L
9/28 vs. Georgia State 2
L
9/29 at South Alabama 2
W
9/30 vs. Southwestern 2
L
10/4 SOUTH ALABAMA*
W
10/6 at Vanderbilt
W
10/7 WAKE FOREST
W OT
10/10 ALABAMA A&M
L
10/13 OGLETHORPE
T 2OT
10/14 VALDOSTA STATE
W
10/20 at Berry
L
10/21 at Georgia State*
L
10/27 at New Orleans*
W
10/28 at South Alabama*
W
11/1 at UNC Charlotte 3
L
*-Sun Belt Conference matches
1-Superior Soccer Classic (Athens, Tenn.)
2-Port City Classic (Mobile, Ala.)
3-Sun Belt Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)
1980 (12-8-2)
Coach: Tim Hamer
at Wake Forest
L OT
at UNC Charlotte*
L
WESTERN CAROLINA W
at New Orleans*
L
at New Orleans*
L
AUM
W
at Oglethorpe
W
9/27 MERCER (Macon) 1
W
9/28 NEW ORLEANS* 1
W
10/1 GEORGIA STATE*
L
10/4 at Mercer (Atlanta)
W
10/5 SOUTH ALABAMA*
W
10/6 SOUTH ALABAMA*
W
10/9 NORTHEASTERN (La.) T 2OT
10/11 OGLETHORPE
T 2OT
MERCER (Atlanta)
W
at Mercer (Macon)
W
VALDOSTA STATE
W
10/26 at Alabama A&M
L
11/3 B’HAM SOUTHERN
W
11/6 at Georgia State*
L
vs. Va. Commonwealth 2 L
*-Sun Belt Conference matches
1-Magic City Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
2-Sun Belt Tournament (Charlotte, N.C.)
1981 (1-11-1)
Coach: Bob Norman
at New Orleans
at Northeast Louisiana
ALABAMA A&M
BELHAVEN
NEW ORLEANS
B’HAM-SOUTHERN
AUM
at Emory
at Birmingham-Southern
SOUTH ALABAMA
at Georgia State
L
L
L
L
L
T
L
L
W
L
L
S O C C E R
Year-By-Year Results
0-1
0-5
3-1
4-2
1-1
0-1
1-3
1-3
2-1
0-4
2-0
2-0
3-1
0-8
1-1
5-0
2-4
0-6
2-1
2-1
2-6
1-3
1-6
2-0
1-4
4-6
16-1
4-2
7-0
2-0
2-5
5-0
3-2
3-1
2-2
1-1
3-1
13-0
14-0
0-7
12-0
1-3
0-3
0-5
0-9
0-7
0-5
1-3
2-2
0-2
0-2
5-1
0-8
0-7
at South Alabama
L
vs. South Alabama 1
L
1-Sun Belt Tournament (Tampa, Fla.)
1982 (12-10)
Coach: Bob Norman
SAMFORD
W
SOUTH ALABAMA
L
at New Orleans
L
at Nicholls State
W
B’HAM-SOUTHERN W
NEW ORLEANS
L
MEMPHIS
W
at Tennessee Wesleyan
W
at University South
L
at Alabama A&M
L
MILLSAPS
W
at Birmingham-Southern W
at Samford
W
at Bryan College
L
at Belhaven
L
at Millsaps
W
EMORY
W
NICHOLLS STATE
W
GEORGIA STATE
L
at Samford
W
at Jacksonville
L
vs. UNC Charlotte 1
L
1-Sun Belt Tournament (Tampa, Fla.)
0-5
1-7
3-2
0-1
2-4
3-1
2-0
0-1
3-2
1-0
0-4
0-10
1-0
2-0
3-2
0-2
1-7
4-1
1-0
2-0
0-5
5-1
0-2
1-4
1983 (8-8)
Coach: Bob Norman
at Samford
W
TENN. WESLEYAN
W
B’HAM-SOUTHERN W
at Memphis
L
at Southwestern
L
UNIV. OF THE SOUTH L
at New Orleans
L
at Nicholls State
L
SAMFORD
W
at Georgia State
L
NICHOLLS STATE
W
at Birmingham-Southern W
NEW ORLEANS
W
at Samford
W
at South Alabama
L
vs. South Florida 1
L
1-Sun Belt Tournament (Norfolk, Va.)
1984 (7-10-2)
Coach: Bob Norman
9/11 SAMFORD
9/15 vs. Morehead State 1
9/16 at Western Kentucky 1
9/21 at New Orleans
9/23 at Nicholls State
9/25 B’HAM-SOUTHERN
9/29 at UNC Charlotte
9/30 at Applachian State
10/3 at Samford
10/5 MEMPHIS
10/7 SOUTH ALABAMA
10/10 at University South
10/17 at Belhaven
10/19 at Birmingham-Southern
10/21 NEW ORLEANS
10/24 at Alabama A&M
10/26 GEORGIA STATE
55
6-1
2-1
4-0
1-2
1-3
0-2
2-3
2-3
4-1
0-6
2-0
3-0
2-1
3-0
2-4
1-8
W OT 4-2
W
4-0
W OT 2-1
W
1-0
L
0-2
T 2OT 1-1
L
0-7
L
0-12
W
2-0
L
2-3
L
0-2
L
1-2
L
1-8
W
2-0
T 2OT 4-4
L
0-12
L
0-7
2 0 11 U A B S oc c er
11/1 vs. UNC Charlotte 2
L
0-5
11/11 RHODES COLLEGE
W
4-2
1-WKU ’Topper Classic (Bowling Green, Ky.)
2-Sun Belt Tournament (Mobile, Ala.)
1985 (5-17)
Coach: Bob Norman
9/1 WESTERN KENTUCKY L
9/7 AUM
W
9/10 SAMFORD
W
9/12 at Tennessee
L
9/15 at AUM
L
9/18 UAH
L
9/22 at South Alabama
L
9/27 at New Orleans
W
9/29 at Nicholls State
L
10/4 at Memphis State
L
10/6 at Rhodes College
L
10/11 UNC CHARLOTTE
L
10/13 SOUTH ALABAMA
L
10/18 at Samford
W
10/20 NEW ORLEANS
L
10/23 ALABAMA A&M
L
10/25 at Birmingham-Southern L
10/27 at Georgia State
L
10/29 UNIV. OF THE SOUTH L
11/3 NICHOLLS STATE
L
11/4 B’HAM-SOUTHERN
W
11/7 at Old Dominion 1
L
1-Sun Belt Tournament (Norfolk, Va.)
1986 (11-4-3)
Coach: Bob Norman
9/7 TOUGALOO (Forfeit) W
9/14 at Nicholls State
T 2OT
9/21 vs. Huntingdon 1
T
9/22 at South Alabama 1
W
9/27 at Western Kentucky 2
L
9/28 vs. Xavier (Ohio) 2
L
10/3 at Oglethorpe
W
10/4 WILLIAM CAREY
W
10/10 at AUM
W
10/12 MEMPHIS STATE
L
10/18 CENTENARY
W OT
10/24 at Univ. of the South
W
10/29 RHODES COLLEGE
T 2OT
10/31 at Birmingham-Southern W
11/2 TENNESSEE
W
11/6 vs. Jacksonville 3
W
11/7 vs. Old Dominion 3
L
11/16 NICHOLLS STATE
W
1-Port City Classic (Mobile, Ala.)
2-Western Ky. Invit. (Bowling Green, Ky.)
3-Sun Belt Tournament (Tampa, Fla.)
1987 (6-7-2)
Coach: Bob Norman
9/8 at Berry
L
9/12 WESTERN KENTUCKY* T 2 OT
9/20 NICHOLLS STATE
W
9/22 HUNTINGDON
W
9/25 at Memphis
L
9/27 at Rhodes College
W
10/2 at William Carey
T 2 OT
10/4 at Nicholls State
L
10/11 at UAH
L
10/14 UNIV. OF THE SOUTH W
10/18 vs. South Florida 1
L
10/19 vs. South Alabama 1
L
2-4
1-0
3-0
1-3
1-2
1-8
0-5
1-0
1-4
0-4
1-3
1-6
0-3
3-2
2-3
2-3
2-3
0-4
0-2
1-3
1-0
0-4
3-0
1-1
2-2
2-1
0-6
0-3
4-0
3-0
3-1
1-2
2-1
3-2
1-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-2
4-1
0-5
2-2
6-2
3-0
2-3
3-1
1-1
2-3
0-1
4-1
1-3
1-4
U A B
S O C C E R
10/21 AUM
W
10/25 at Tennessee Tech
W
11/1 B’HAM-SOUTHERN L
*-Sun Belt Conference match
1-Sun Belt West Div. Tourn. (Bowling Green, Ky.)
1988 7-8-1 (1-3/4th)
Coach: Bob Norman
9/10 at Alabama A&M
L
9/13 at UniversitySouth
L
9/15 at Huntingdon
W
9/24 NICHOLLS STATE
W
9/28 UAH
W
9/30 at Millsaps
W
10/2 at Western Kentucky*
W OT
10/8 TENN. TECH (Forfeit) W
10/10 UNC CHARLOTTE*
L
10/14 SOUTH FLORIDA 1
L
10/16 SOUTH ALABAMA 1 L
10/19 MEMPHIS
L
10/21 at William Carey
L OT
10/23 at Vanderbilt
T 2 OT
10/26 at West Florida
L
10/30 RHODES COLLEGE
W
*-Sun Belt Conference matches
1-Sun Belt West Div. Tourn. (Birmingham)
Year-By-Year Results
7-1
5-1
1-6
1-2
0-2
4-1
5-3
3-2
4-1
1-0
1-0
1-4
0-4
1-6
0-6
1-2
1-1
0-2
3-0
1989 6-10-1 (0-3/4th)
Coach: Bob Norman
9/2 at Birmingham-Southern L
0-3
9/9 at Oglethorpe
W OT 2-1
9/11 at AUM
L
2-5
9/15 WESTERN KENTUCKY* L
0-7
9/20 WILLIAM CAREY
L
0-5
9/24 HUNTINGDON
L
2-3
9/26 UNIV. OF THE SOUTH L
1-4
10/1 MILLSAPS
W
3-0
10/4 ALABAMA A&M
L
0-2
10/8 at UAH
W OT 3-1
10/10 COLUMBUS COLLEGE W
3-0
10/12 LaGRANGE COLLEGE W
2-0
10/15 at South Alabama*
L
0-15
10/21 vs. South Florida* 1
L
1-10
10/22 VANDERBILT
L
1-2
10/27 at Carson-Newman
W
6-0
10/28 at Lincoln Memorial
T 2OT 3-3
*-Sun Belt Conference matches
1-at Georgia State (Atlanta, Ga.)
1990 3-14-1 (0-7/5th)
Coach: Mick Payne
9/5 AUM
L
9/7 at Western Kentucky*
L
9/9 at Birmingham-Southern L
9/15 at South Florida*
L
9/17 at Jacksonville*
L
9/21 OGLETHORPE
T 2 OT
9/26 at University outh
L
9/29 at UNC Charlotte*
L
10/4 UAH
W
10/5 at AUM
L
10/9 at Columbus College
W
10/12 OLD DOMINION*
L
10/14 VA. COMMONWEALTH* L
10/18 GEORGIA STATE
L
10/19 at William Carey
L
10/21 SOUTH ALABAMA*
L
10/26 LINCOLN MEMORIAL W
10/28 at Vanderbilt
L
0-3
0-3
1-4
0-6
0-5
2-2
2-5
1-6
3-1
1-5
8-1
0-2
0-4
0-5
1-7
1-2
3-1
0-4
*Sun Belt Conference matches
1991 8-9-2 (0-4-1/6th)
Coach: Mick Payne
9/11 UNIV. OF THE SOUTH W
9/14 CINCINNATI*
T 2 OT
9/15 at UAH
W OT
9/21 at Memphis*
L
9/25 at Lincoln Memorial
W
9/28 at Birmingham-Southern T 2 OT
10/2 at Georgia State
W
10/6 WEST FLORIDA
W OT
10/9 at DePaul*
L
10/10 at Marquette*
L
10/12 vs. Saint Louis* 1
L
10/13 vs. Central Michigan 1
W OT
10/16 ALABAMA A&M
L
10/27 at Old Dominion
L
10/30 UAH
W
11/1 at South Alabama
L
11/3 AUM
W
11/8 vs. Cincinnati 2
L
*-Great Midwest Conference matches
1-McDonald’s Cup (Milwaukee, Wis.)
2-Great Midwest Champ. (St. Louis, Mo.)
1992 4-15-1 (0-5/6th)
Coach: Mike Getman
9/6 UAH
W OT
9/12 at Huntingdon
L
9/16 at William Carey (Forfeit) W
9/20 VANDERBILT
L
9/26 at Marquette*
L
9/27 vs. DePaul* 1
L
9/30 at Alabama A&M
L
10/3 at UAH
L
10/4 MEMPHIS*
L
10/7 MOBILE COLLEGE
L
10/10 vs. Cincinnati* 2
L
10/11 vs. Saint Louis* 2
L
10/15 at AUM
L
10/20 HUNTINGDON
L
10/23 at South Alabama
L
10/24 at West Florida
L OT
10/28 at Mercer
T 2 OT
10/31 LINCOLN MEMORIAL W
11/6 vs. Marquette 3
W
11/7 vs. Memphis 3
L
*Great Midwest Conference matches
1-Milwaukee, Wis.
2-Memphis, Tenn.
3-Great Midwest Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)
1993 11-7-2 (4-1-1/2nd)
Coach: Mike Getman
9/4 LINCOLN MEMORIAL
9/5 at UAH
9/8 at Vanderbilt
9/12 DAYTON*
9/17 vs. Central Michigan 1
9/19 vs. Bowling Green 1
9/24 MARQUETTE*
9/26 DEPAUL*
9/29 GEORGIA STATE
10/3 HUNTINGDON
10/8 at Cincinnati*
10/10 at Saint Louis
10/13 ALABAMA A&M
10/17 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE
56
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
T 2 OT
L
W
W
L
L
W
2 0 11 U A B S oc c er
1-0
1-1
3-1
1-2
4-2
0-0
2-0
3-2
0-1
0-7
0-1
2-1
0-2
0-3
1-0
1-4
2-1
0-2
2-1
2-3
1-0
1-3
0-2
1-3
1-6
1-2
1-4
0-5
1-5
0-3
2-4
0-2
2-4
2-5
1-1
6-1
1-0
0-4
2-0
4-0
0-1
4-2
5-0
0-1
3-1
1-1
1-2
2-0
2-1
1-5
2-3
2-1
10/19 at Western Kentucky
L OT
3-4
10/24 at Memphis
W
3-1
10/27 at Georgia Southern
T 2 OT 2-2
10/29 at Birmingham-Southern W
1-0
10/31 MERCER
W
3-1
11/5 at Memphis 2
L
1-2
*-Great Midwest Conference matches
1-at Western Ky. Classic (Bowling Green, Ky.)
2-Great Midwest Tournament (Memphis, Tenn.)
1994 15-4-1 (5-1/1st)
Coach: Mike Getman
Great Midwest Tournament Champion
Great Midwest Regular Season Champions
NCAA Participant
9/3 at N.C. State 1
W OT 1-0
9/4 vs. Duke 1
L
1-4
9/11 at Huntingdon
W
8-0
9/16 at Marquette*
L
0-4
9/18 at DePaul*
W
5-3
9/21 at Georgia State
W OT 8-3
9/23 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W
3-0
9/30 CINCINNATI*
W
3-0
10/2 DAYTON*
W
7-1
10/7 VANDERBILT
W
1-0
10/9 SAINT LOUIS*
W
4-0
10/12 SOUTH ALABAMA
T 2 OT 2-2
10/16 at Alabama A&M
L
0-1
10/20 WESTERN KENTUCKY W
5-2
10/23 MEMPHIS*
W
3-2
10/28 B’HAM-SOUTHERN
W
2-0
10/30 at Mercer
W
4-2
11/11 MEMPHIS 2
W
2-1
11/13 MARQUETTE 2
W OT 5-1
11/20 at UCLA 3
L OT
2-3
*-Great Midwest Conference matches
1-at Wolfpack/adidas Classic (Raleigh, N.C.)
2-Great Midwest Championship (Birmingham)
3-NCAA Tournament (Los Angeles, Calif.)
1995 15-4-1 (7-0-1/1st)
Coach: Mike Getman
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
9/2 MARTIN METHODIST W
9/4 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK
W
9/8 at Duke 1
L
9/10 vs. N.C. State 1
L
9/15 at Birmingham-Southern W
9/17 UNC CHARLOTTE*
W
9/24 MARQUETTE*
W
9/29 CINCINNATI*
W
10/1 MERCER
W
10/6 at South Florida*
W
10/8 ALABAMA A&M
W OT
10/13 at Vanderbilt
W
10/15 at Memphis*
W
10/20 at Saint Louis* 2
T 2OT
10/22 vs. South Carolina 2
L
10/27 GEORGIA STATE
W
10/29 DEPAUL*
W
11/3 at Louisville*
W
11/9 vs. Louisville 3
W
11/10 vs. UNC Charlotte 3
L
*-Conference USA matches
1-at adidas/MetLife Classic (Durham, N.C.)
2-at Umbro Classic (St. Louis, Mo.)
3-at C-USA Championship (Milwaukee, Wis.)
9-0
5-0
1-4
1-6
3-2
1-0
2-1
2-0
2-0
2-1
4-3
3-2
1-0
0-0
0-2
3-0
4-1
2-0
2-0
0-2
U A B
1996 13-6-1 (5-3/4th)
Coach: Mike Getman
9/1 at Georgia State
W
9/6 vs. Loyola (Md.) College 1 W
9/8 at Wake Forest 1
L
9/14 at IUPU-Fort Wayne 2
W
9/15 vs. Indiana 2
T 2OT
9/20 at Cincinnati*
W
9/22 LOUISVILLE*
W
9/27 at Marquette*
L
9/29 at DePaul*
W OT
10/4 VANDERBILT
W
10/6 ALABAMA A&M
W
10/9 at UNC Charlotte*
L
10/13 SOUTH FLORIDA*
L
10/18 SAINT LOUIS*
W
10/20 MEMPHIS*
W
10/25 at UNC Greensboro 3
L OT
10/27 vs. College of Charleston 3 W
11/1 at South Alabama
W
11/3 at Mercer
W
11/12 MARQUETTE 4
L
*-Conference USA matches
1-at Wake Forest Classic (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
2-at Three Rivers Classic (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
3-at Vanderbilt Puma Cl. (Nashville, Tenn.)
4-C-USA Championship (Birmingham)
1997 10-8-1 (4-3-1/4th)
Coach: Mike Getman
8/29 BELMONT
W
8/31 UAH
L
9/5 MERCER
W
9/7 ALABAMA A&M
W
9/12 vs. UCLA 1
W
9/14 vs. Southwest Missouri St. L OT
9/19 at DePaul*
W
9/21 at Marquette*
L
9/28 UNC CHARLOTTE*
W
10/3 SOUTH FLORIDA*
L
10/10 MEMPHIS*
W
10/12 SAINT LOUIS*
L
10/17 at Cincinnati*
W
10/19 at Louisville*
T 2OT
10/24 at Florida International 2 L
10/26 vs. Loyola (Md.) College 2 W OT
10/31 SOUTH ALABAMA
W
11/2 at Vanderbilt
L
11/9 UNC CHARLOTTE 3
L
*-Conference USA matches
1-at Saint Louis Umbro Cl. (St. Louis, Mo.)
2-at FIU BellSouth Classic (Miami, Fla.)
3-C-USA Championship (Birmingham)
1998 12-6 (5-3/T-3rd)
Coach: Mike Getman
9/1 at Furman
9/4 SOUTH ALABAMA 1
9/6 ALABAMA A&M 1
9/11 CALIFORNIA 2
9/13 HARTFORD 2
9/18 DE PAUL*
9/20 MARQUETTE*
9/26 at UNC Charlotte*
10/2 at South Florida*
10/9 at Memphis*
10/11 at Saint Louis*
10/16 CINCINNATI*
10/18 LOUISVILLE*
L
W
W
W
W OT
W OT
W
W
L
W
L
L
W OT
S O C C E R
Year-By-Year Results
2-1
2-1
1-2
8-0
1-1
3-1
2-0
0-2
3-2
3-1
3-1
0-3
1-4
2-1
3-1
3-4
4-2
2-0
1-0
0-2
3-1
3-4
5-0
6-0
2-0
1-2
4-0
1-2
1-0
1-3
2-1
0-3
2-0
0-0
0-4
1-0
2-1
1-2
0-2
0-1
2-0
7-1
4-2
2-1
2-1
2-1
2-1
2-3
2-0
0-2
1-2
1-0
10/21 BELMONT
W
8-0
10/25 VANDERBILT
W
2-1
10/31 at College of Charleston 3 W
3-2
11/1 vs. South Carolina 3
L
0-1
11/8 MARQUETTE 4
L OT
1-3
* - Conference USA matches
1 - Alabama Power Governor’s Cup (B’ham)
2 - UAB Nike Classic (Birmingham)
3 - at Nike/Mt. Pleasant Inv. (Charleston, S.C.)
4 - Conference USA Champ. (Birmingham)
1999 17-6 (7-1/T-1st)
Coach: Mike Getman
Conference USA Tournament Champions
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
9/1 Tulsa 1
L
3-4
9/5 FURMAN 1
L OT
0-1
9/9 at Vanderbilt
L
0-1
9/12 MARQUETTE
W
2-1
9/18 vs. UNC Greensboro 2
W
2-1
9/19 at #24 North Carolina 2
L
2-5
9/24 B-HAM-SOUTHERN
W
2-0
9/26 Alabama A&M 3
W
8-0
9/29 at South Florida*
L
2-3
10/3 LOUISVILLE*
W
2-1
10/7 at UNC Charlotte*
W
3-1
10/10 at DePaul*
W
3-0
10/14 Memphis*
W
5-1
10/17 at Georgia State
W
3-0
10/24 #2 SAINT LOUIS*
W OT 3-2
10/29 at #25 Cincinnati*
W
3-2
11/5 BELMONT
W
10-1
11/7 CENTENARY
W
3-0
11/12 SOUTH FLORIDA 4
W
4-0
11/14 #4 SAINT LOUIS 4
W
4-0
11/21 #4 SMSU 5
W
2-1
11/27 at #17 SMU 6
W
2-0
12/5 #18 Santa Clara 7
L OT
2-3
* - Conference USA matches
1 - UAB Nike Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
2 - UNC Nike Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
3 - Ala. Power Governor’s Cup (Birmingham, Ala.)
4 - C-USA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.)
5 - NCAA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)
6 - NCAA Championship (Dallas, Texas)
7 - NCAA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)
2000 14-5-2 (5-1-2/2nd)
Coach: Mike Getman
NCAA Tournament Participant
9/1 COLL. OF CHARLESTON W
9/3 NORTH CAROLINA
W
9/7 vs Florida Atlantic
L
9/9 at Florida International
L OT
9/17 CHARLOTTE*
T 2OT
9/20 at Birmingham-Southern W
9/24 DEPAUL*
W
9/30 at Saint Louis*
L
10/2 COASTAL CAROLINA W
10/3 at Mercer
W OT
10/8 at Furman
W OT
10/15 SOUTH FLORIDA*
W
10/18 at Memphis*
W 2OT
10/22 CINCINNATI*
T 2OT
10/27 at Marquette*
W 2OT
10/29 GEORGIA STATE
W
11/1 at Alabama A&M
W 2 OT
11/5 at Louisville*
W OT
57
2 0 11 U A B S oc c er
3-0
2-1
0-2
2-3
1-1
4-1
7-0
0-1
3-1
3-2
2-1
2-0
2-1
0-0
2-1
3-1
3-2
3-2
11/10 vs Louisville 1
W
2-0
11/12 at Saint Louis 1
L
1-2
11/17 at Washington 2
L 4OT 0-1
* Conference USA Match
1 - Conference USA Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)
2 - NCAA Tournament (Seattle, Wash.)
2001 15-6 (7-3/T-2nd)
Coach: Mike Getman
NCAA Tournament Participant
8/31 at Coastal Carolina 1
W
2-0
9/8 PITTSBURGH 1
W
1-0
9/9 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
W
5-0
9/21 va. Brown 2
W
2-0
9/23 at Yale 2
L 2OT 1-2
9/28 MARQUETTE*
W
2-1
9/30 at Charlotte*
W 2OT 2-1
10/5 at South Florida*
W
3-0
10/7 ALABAMA A&M
W
2-0
10/12 LOUISVILLE*
W
2-1
10/14 FURMAN
W
2-1
10/17 MEMPHIS*
L
2-3
10/20 at DePaul*
W
4-0
10/24 SAINT LOUIS*
W
1-0
10/28 at Cincinnati*
L
2-3
11/2 TCU*
W
2-1
11/9 at East Carolina*
L
0-2
11/16 MARQUETTE 3
L
1-4
11/23 vs. Furman 4
W OT 1-0
11/25 at South Carolina 4
W OT 3-2
12/2 at Clemson 5
L 2OT 2-3
*Conference USA Match
1 - UAB Nike Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
2 - Yale Classic (New Haven, Conn.)
3 - Conference USA Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)
4 - NCAA Tournament (Columbia, S.C.)
5 - NCAA Tournament (Clemson, S.C.)
2002 9-7-3 (4-4-2/6th)
Coach: Mike Getman
8/31 at UC Irvine 1
T 2OT 1-1
9/2 vs. San Diego 1
L
1-2
9/6 B-HAM-SOUTHERN 2 W
3-0
9/8 RHODE ISLAND 2
L 2OT 2-3
9/13 vs. Western Kentucky 3
W
3-2
9/15 vs. Navy 3
W
1-0
9/21 at Saint Louis*
L
0-3
9/23 at Tulsa
W
2-1
9/28 EAST CAROLINA*
T 2OT 1-1
10/5 CHARLOTTE*
W
4-0
10/12 at Louisville*
T 2OT 0-0
10/16 at TCU*
W
4-0
10/19 DE PAUL*
W
3-2
10/23 at Memphis*
W
2-1
10/27 at Marquette*
L 2OT 1-2
11/1 SOUTH FLORIDA*
L 2OT 0-1
11/4 at Georgia State
W
3-0
11/9 CINCINNATI*
L
1-2
11/14 vs. Louisville 4
L
0-1
*Conference USA Match
1 - UC-Irvine Tournament (Irvine, Calif.)
2 - UAB Nike Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
3 - BSC Puma Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
4 - Conference USA Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)
2003 10-5-5 (4-3-2/T-5th)
Coach: Mike Getman
8/29 vs. Notre Dame 1
8/31 at Indiana 1
T 2OT
T 2OT
0-0
0-0
U A B
S O C C E R
Year-By-Year Results
9/5 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 2
W
1-0
9/6 UMASS 2
W
4-0
9/12 vs. Marshall 3
W
2-1
9/14 vs. Army 3
W
3-0
9/21 at East Carolina*
W
4-3
9/27 MARQUETTE*
W
3-2
10/1 at Birmingham-Southern L
1-2
10/4 at USF*
L
1-2
10/8 MEMPHIS*
L
0-1
10/11 at Charlotte*
T 2OT 2-2
10/15 at Alabama A&M
T 2OT 1-1
10/18 LOUISVILLE*
T 2OT 0-0
10/22 CENTENARY
W
6-1
10/25 at DePaul*
W
2-0
11/1 at Cincinnati*
W
1-0
11/8 SAINT LOUIS*
L
1-3
11/12 vs. Louisville 4
W OT 2-1
11/13 vs. Saint Louis 4
L
1-5
*Conference USA Match
1 - Indiana Adidas Classic (Bloomington, Ind.)
2 - UAB La Quinta Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
3 - BSC Puma Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
4 - Conference USA Tournament (Memphis, Tenn.)
2004 12-7 (7-2/2nd)
Coach: Mike Getman
9/4 vs. Gonzaga 1
W
1-0
9/6 at #19 Portland 1
L
0-1
9/12 vs. #7 UNC Greensboro 2 L
2-4
9/12 at Davidson 2
L OT
0-1
9/18 CHARLOTTE* 3
W
4-1
9/19 WESTERN KENTUCKY 3 W
5-0
9/25 at Marquette*
W
2-1
9/29 ALABAMA A&M
W OT 1-0
10/2 CINCINNATI*
W
1-0
10/9 at Saint Louis*
L
1-2
10/16 EAST CAROLINA*
W
1-0
10/20 #11 USF*
W
4-3
10/22 B-HAM-SOUTHERN
W
4-0
10/27 at #20 Memphis*
L
0-2
10/30 KENTUCKY
L
1-2
11/3 at Louisville*
W
2-1
11/4 DE PAUL*
W
4-0
11/13 vs. Charlotte 4
W 2OT 1-0
11/14 vs. #11 Memphis 4
L
2-3
1 - Portand Invitational (Portlant, Ore.)
2 - Davidson Classic (Davidson, N.C.)
3 - UAB LaQuinta Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
4 - Conference USA Tournament (Louisville, Ky.)
2005 10-7-1 (5-3-1/3rd)
Coach: Mike Getman
9/2 at Rhode Island 1
9/4 vs. Maine 1
9/9 vs. Alabama A&M 2
9/11 vs. Georgia State 2
9/16 UNC GREENSBORO 3
9/18 EVANSVILLE 3
9/24 vs. #5 California 4
9/25 at Stanford 4
9/30 at SMU*
10/2 at #17 Tulsa*
10/7 EAST CAROLINA*
10/9 SOUTH CAROLINA*
10/15 MEMPHIS*
10/21 at Marshall*
10/23 at Kentucky*
10/28 UCF*
10/30 FIU*
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
T 2OT
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
3-1
3-1
3-2
7-0
1-3
2-0
1-3
0-1
1-2
2-2
4-0
1-2
2-1
1-0
1-4
1-0
3-0
11/9 vs. Memphis 5
L
1-2
1 - URI Classic (Kingston, R.I.)
2 - BSC Fall Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
3 - UAB Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
4 - Stanford Classic (Palo Alto, Calif.)
5 - Conference USA Tournament (Dallas, Texas)
2006 10-6-4 (4-3-1/T-4th)
Coach: Mike Getman
NCAA Tournament Participant
8/25 at #10 Notre Dame 1
W 2OT 1-0
8/27 vs #12 Indiana 1
L
1-2
9/1 MERCER 2
T 2OT 0-0
9/3 WRIGHT STATE 2
W
3-2
9/8 at #24 UNC Greensboro 3 W
3-2
9/10 vs Elon 3
L
0-2
9/15 vs Charleston 4
L
2-4
9/17 vs Stetson 4
W
2-0
9/23 MARSHALL*
W
2-1
9/27 at #6 South Carolina*
L
0-2
10/3 CENTENARY
W
2-1
10/7 at UCF*
T 2OT 2-2
10/11 at Memphis*
L
2-3
10/14 #18 KENTUCKY*
W OT 1-0
10/21 TULSA*
L
3-4
10/25 #1 SMU*
W
2-1
10/28 at FIU*
W
2-1
11/1 vs #16 South Carolina 5
W
3-2
11/3 vs #2 SMU 5
T 3OT 1-1
11/11 vs Gardner-Webb 6
T 2OT 1-1
1 - IU Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.)
2 - UAB Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
3 - UNC Greensboro Classic (Greensboro, N.C.)
4 - BSC Fall Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
5 - Conference USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.)
6 - NCAA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.)
2007 7-11-1 (2-5/T7th)
Coach: Mike Getman
8/31 vs. Hartwick 1
L
1-3
9/2 at Akron 1
L
0-1
9/7 LIPSCOMB
W
3-0
9/9 CENTENARY
W
4-0
9/14 B-HAM-SOUTHERN 2 W
3-0
9/16 MERCER 2
W OT 1-0
9/21 at #10 Indiana
W
2-1
9/23 JACKSONVILLE
L
0-1
9/29 SOUTH CAROLINA*
L
0-1
10/3 EASTERN ILLINOIS
T 2OT 2-2
10/6 at Kentucky*
L
0-1
10/13 FIU*
L 2OT 1-2
10/17 at #6 SMU*
L
1-2
10/20 at Marshall*
L
0-1
10/24 at Alabama A&M
L 2OT 0-1
10/27 UCF*
W
2-1
11/3 MEMPHIS*
W 2OT 1-0
11/9 at #7 Tulsa*
L
0-2
11/15 vs. #9 Tulsa 3
L
0-1
1 - Westfield Cup (Akron, Ohio)
2 - UAB Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
3 - Conference USA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.)
2008 6-10-3 (2-5-1/8th)
Coach: Mike Getman
8/29 vs. Oral Roberts 1
W
8/31 vs. #21 Bradley 1
L
9/5 #16 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L
9/7 MERCER
W
9/12 UC-IRVINE 2
T 2OT
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2-1
1-2
0-1
1-0
2-2
9/14 WESTERN ILLINOIS 2 L
9/19 vs Davidson 3
T
9/21 at Charlotte 3
L
9/27 at Memphis*
W
10/4 #15 TULSA*
L
10/8 ALABAMA A&M
W
10/11 at UCF*
L
10/18 KENTUCKY*
L
10/22 #24 SMU*
L
10/25 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W
10/29 at South Carolina*
T 2OT
11/1 at FIU*
L
11/7 MARSHALL*
W
11/12 vs. #6 Tulsa 4
L
1 - Diadora Classic (Memphis, Tenn.)
2 - UAB Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
3 - Nike Classic (Charlotte, N.C.)
4 - Conference USA Tournament (Dallas, Texas)
2009 12-4-2 (5-2-1/3rd)
Coach: Mike Getman
9/1 OAKLAND
L
9/4 at #10 UIC
W
9/7 CENTENARY
W
9/11 DRAKE 1
L
9/13 UMKC 1
W
9/18 vs. Central Arkansas 2
W
9/20 vs. Vermont 2
W
9/25 at SMU* 3
T 2OT
9/27 vs Houston Baptist 3
W
10/4 at #13 Kentucky*
W
10/10 FIU*
W
10/14 MEMPHIS*
W
10/17 at #20 Tulsa*
L
10/24 UCF*
W
10/28 SOUTH CAROLINA*
W
11/1 at Alabama A&M
W
11/7 at Marshall*
L
11/13 vs. Marshall 4
T 2OT
1 - UAB Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
2 - Memphis Classic (Memphis, Tenn.)
3 - SMU Classic (Dallas, Texas)
4 - Conference USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.)
0-1
2-2
0-1
2-0
1-2
4-1
0-1
1-2
0-2
1-0
1-1
1-2
3-0
2-4
0-1
3-1
2-0
1-2
2-1
2-1
1-0
1-1
1-0
1-0
7-1
1-0
1-5
2-0
3-0
1-0
2-3
0-0
2010 10-7-1 (4-4/5th)
Coach: Mike Getman
9/3 at #2 Virginia 1
L
1-2
9/5 vs. Virginia Tech 1
W
3-1
9/10 CHARLOTTE 2
W OT 2-1
9/11 NORTH FLORIDA 2
W
4-1
9/17 vs. Belmont 3
W
4-1
9/19 at Lipscomb 3
W
4-0
9/24 #9 SMU*
L
2-3
9/26 ALABAMA A&M
W
4-0
10/2 at South Carolina*
L
2-3
10/6 MERCER
L
0-1
10/9 KENTUCKY*
W
2-1
10/16 at FIU*
W
2-0
10/23 #17 TULSA*
L O2
0-1
10/26 at AMERICAN
T O2
0-0
10/29 at #18 UCF*
W
2-1
11/3 MARSHALL*
W
2-0
11/5 at Memphis*
L
0-2
11/10 vs South Carolina 4
L
1-2
1 - Virginia Classic (Charlottesville, Va.)
2 - UAB Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)
3 - Lipscomb Classic (Nashville, Tenn.)
4 - Conference USA Tournament (Memphis, Tenn.)
U A B
S O C C E R
All-Time Letterwinners
A
Casey Adams ................................... 1982
David Anderson .............................. 1982
Logan Alexander.........................2005-08
Jody Aloia ....................................... 1987
Afshin Arjomand ............................1979
Christian Awogbade......................... 1993
Greg Ayanwale ................................ 1980
Joe Ayema ..................................1991-93
B
Ian Backstrom.............................2003-04
Derek Barry .................................... 1986
Andrew Barsalona............................ 2008
Raymond Bates ............................... 1984
Clint Baumstark..........................2001-02
Peter Beattie ...............................1983-85
Michael Biggs..............................2003-06
Jarrod Blake..................................... 1998
Owen Blake ...............................1996-98
Brannon Boegner ............................ 1992
Keith Borgner.................................. 2002
Rolando Bogran .............................. 1979
Keith Bose .................................1979-80
David Bradley ................................. 1990
Josh Brinkley...............................1995-99
Paul Britton ...............................1986-88
Michael Brody.........................2010-pr.
Alandus Brooks.............. 2005-06, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08-09
Alan Brouillette ............................... 1988
Darnell Brown................................. 2007
Frank Brown...............................2007-08
Jack Brymer ...............................1978-80
Paul Bucherich............................1995-99
Gerald Buchwald ............................ 1982
Carl Bussey...................................... 1997
Richard Butler ............................1987-90
Peter Byaruhanga........................1998-99
C
Juan Camacho ................................. 1979
William Carl ................................... 1980
Jarbas Carlos ..............................2001-04
Scott Carlson .............................1983-84
Todd Carroll...............................1995-97
Shawn Casey ..............................1984-87
Bobby Chanthongphio................2004-07
Frank Cicio ..................................... 1984
Charlie Clanton .........................1989-90
Roger Clark ................................1982-85
Andy Clarke .................................... 1984
David Clemente......................1997-2000
Michael Coleman............................. 2010
Tom Condone ................................. 1989
Brian Copham............................1997-98
Chip Corbitt ................................... 1992
Brian Corcoran...........................1994-97
Mark Costopoulos .......................... 1980
Tommy Cox .................................... 1979
Ned Crancer ..............................1996-99
Marshall Croy ................................. 1988
D
David Daigle.................................... 1998
George Dakooh................................ 1994
Don Dishen .................................... 1979
Doug Dearien ............................1984-85
Roger Decoud.................................. 1999
David Denise .............................1989-92
Juan Carlos Deras...................1998-2001
Joe DiNardo................................1997-98
Jimmy Dobbs ............................. 1982,84
Garry Dodson ............................1987-88
Matt Domenick............................... 2000
Denis Donovan ............................... 1986
Joe Draganic...............................1994-97
Jeremy Drake..............................2003-06
Lestley Drake .................................. 1989
E
Emmanuel Eloundou..................1996-98
Shane Elsner................................2004-08
Tim Estepp ................................1995-97
F
Rich Feinberg .............................1982-83
Scott Finkernagel ............................ 1980
Randy Fortenberry........................... 1998
Jermie Frankson......................1999-2002
Igor Fuentes................................1994-96
G
Daniel Gaitan ............................1978-80
Oswaldo Gallegos........................2000-03
Brian Garcia..................................... 2005
Bubba Garcia..........................1999-2002
Mike Garcia............................2000-2001
Jafar Gavdari ................................... 1980
Sandy Gbandi.............................2003-06
Ken Gentle .....................................1982
Kyle Gilbreath.................................. 2007
William Giummarra....................1994-95
Omer Glkturk ................................. 1980
Hunter Gray .........................1989-90,92
Trey Gregory...............................2005-08
Justus Griffin .............................1992-94
Stephen Grooms.............................. 2007
Roy Grund ...................................... 1980
Two-Boys Gumede.......... 2005-06, 08-09
Kofi Gyawu..............................2009-pr.
H
Jim Haberstroh................................ 1981
Mats Hagedorn...........................1993-95
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Ola Hansson...............................1993-94
Roger Harris ..............................1978-79
John Hashemi ................................. 1992
Mike Hastings ................................. 1988
Ryan Hathcock...........................2004-05
Pat Hazzard ................................1987-88
Scott Hooker .................................. 1985
Eddie Horn ..................................... 1983
Ken Horton .................................... 1987
Chris Howle................................1995-98
Norris Howze...........................2010-pr.
Maurice Hughes..........................2004-05
Terry Hunt....................................... 1982
Mohamed Hussein.................1978-80,82
J
Steve Jacobson ................................. 1979
Dejan Jakovic..............................2005-07
Melford James.............................2003-05
Jose-Luis Jaramillo .......................... 1988
Hudson Jetton.................................. 2010
Curt Johnson .............................1978-79
Wes Johnson...............................2006-09
Joe Joiner ........................................ 1985
Sam Jones....................................2001-02
Jason Jowers ...............................1992-94
Jeremy Jowers .................................. 1992
K
J.R. Kenny..................................2001-02
Jon Kimerling ................................. 1983
Anthony King.............................2007-10
Wolf Kirsten ..............................1989-91
Joe Klosterman............................2004-07
Drew Knaub.................................... 2007
Lane Knight............................1997-2000
Ben Knox................................1999-2001
Adeniyi Koiki .................................. 1984
Mike Kpadeh .................................. 1980
Lukasz Kwapisz...........................2003-06
Dave Kudlak ................................... 1980
Erik Kuster .................................1996-98
L
Fred LaRoche .................................. 1979
Eric Lee .................................1982-84,86
Tony Lees ...................................1978-79
Mladen Lemez.........................2010-pr.
Henry Lemos .................................. 1980
Jobell Lima..................................2002-04
John Linn ..................................1978-81
Flo Liu............................................. 2010
Robert Loboda ...........................1991-92
Jeremy Long .................................... 1992
Andrew Louloudiadis..................1994-95
Jason Lynn....................................... 1995
U A B
S O C C E R
All-Time Letterwinners
M
Chris MacMillan ........................1984-85
Sibusiso Macwele........................2007-09
John Markey...............................2007-09
Eric Marsalis ................................... 1991
John Martin ...........................1999-2000
Nelson Mata...............................2000-01
Joe Mattacchione........................1994-97
Frank Matte ...............................1983-84
Reed Matte..............................2009-pr.
Eric McCurdy ............................1991-93
Peter McDonald .............................. 1985
Sam McDonald .....................1982,84-86
Robert McGrath ............................. 1990
Loyd McIntosh ..........................1990-91
Jeremy McLane...........................2003-05
Jason McLaughlin.................2000, 02-05
Tony McManus...........................1999-03
Kevin McNamara ....................... 1980,84
Anoshirvan Mehrabi ....................... 1979
Flavio Monteiro..........................1999-02
Jerson Monteiro..........................2003-06
Kareem Morgan..........................2000-03
Dan Morriss ..........................1980,82-83
Michal Mravec............................2007-10
Matt Mueller ................................... 1984
Andrew Mugalla .........................1990-93
Rumbani Munthali.................1997-2000
Zach Musgrave......................1995-96, 99
N
Roberto Najarro......................1997-2000
Amechi Ngwe.............................2000-03
Nnamdi Ngwe............................2000-03
David Nowak .................................. 1982
O
Trey O’Banion ................................ 1989
Declan O’Beirne ........................1986-89
Ronan O’Beirne .........................1986-89
Brent O’Keefe .......................1991,93-95
Chris O’Neal...............................2001-03
Martin O’Rourke ............................ 1986
Leandro de Oliveira....................2003-05
Rogerio Oliveira..........................2001-04
Tony Oliver ..................................... 1983
P
Steve Pachan .............................1980, 82
Ricky Page ...................................... 1979
Barry Palmertree ........................1991-92
Loukas Papaconstantinou............1993-96
Clarence Pate ............................. 1984,89
Gianluca Piatti ................................ 1991
Ivan Piola ...................................1978-79
Frank Pitt ...................................1989-92
Tony Plunkett ............................1985-86
Justin Pratt..................................1995-99
Ryan Pratt...................................1993-96
Marin Pusek................................2000-03
R
Derick Radcliffe..........................2003-06
Houssam Rafeh ..........................1989-90
Daniel Ramirez ..........................1985-87
Alec Ramonell ................................. 1989
Mohd Fuad Rasdl ......................1984-85
Jose Rayo....................................2000-03
Mick Reavey ..............................1987-88
Martin Rey..............................1998-2001
Mark Riemer ..............................1985-88
Derek Rios..................................2005-08
Juan Rivera ................................1991-93
Ken Roberts .................................... 1989
Alberto (A.J.) Robles...................2003-05
Jesse Roth................................1998-2001
Brian Rowland ......................1992,94-96
Mike Russell ................................... 1992
S
Victor Sambade...........................2009-10
Sterling Samudio ........................1986-87
Kevin Sawchak............................2007-10
Carlo Schiavoni...........................2005-08
Chris Schmidt ............................1979-81
Stuart Schulman ........................1983-85
John Sheringham........................1993-96
Robert Sheringham.....................2002-05
Tonny Segero................................... 1998
Chris Seymour ................................ 1992
Greg Sfakianos................................. 1994
Ahmad Sleiman ..........................1979-80
Gentry Smith................................... 2010
Houston Smith.......................1997-2000
Chris Smithson ............................... 1991
Babayele Sodade......................2008-pr.
Dean Sorrell................................2006-09
Manny Soutullo .............................. 1987
Brantley Spillman....................1998-2001
Micheal Spitzer...........................2000-03
Mike Spurlin ................................... 1991
Mark Stachelski...........................2005-08
Scott Stachelski.......................1997-2001
Robert Starr ...............................1988-91
Jonah Stewart..............................2006-09
Joshua Stewart.........................2010-pr.
Matt Stewart ..............................1991-92
Garrick Stone .............................1987-90
Tucker Stone............................2008-pr.
Mike Stuckel ................................... 1982
T
Ken Tabata...............................2007-pr.
Essa Tabi.....................................1995-96
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Angelo Thompson.......................2001-03
Chip Thornton...........................1994-95
Dale Toney ...................................... 1980
Harvey Torman .....................1982-84,86
George Turley ............................1982-85
Bert Turner....................................... 1994
Cory Turner................................1993-94
Mark Tracy..................................1993-96
U
Dennis Umanzor.............................. 2002
Curtis Ushedo.............................2007-10
V
Jon Vansword ........................1990,92-94
W
John Waddell .................................. 1983
Chris Waldrip ................................. 1991
Joe Wall .....................................1987-88
Patrick Wall...................................... 2010
Bill Wallace ................................1989-90
Brian Wallace .............................1989-90
Richard Warren ..........................1979-80
Jonathan Weimer........................1999-02
Rick Wells ....................................... 1991
Erik White..................................1993-95
Scott White ..................................... 1983
Mike Widra ...............................1986-88
David Wiggins ...........................1988-91
Tyler Wilcox..................................... 2001
Chris Williams.........................2008-pr.
Chris Wilson ..............................1991-94
Carl Woszczynski.....................2008-pr.
Greg Wood ................................1984-85
Kevin Wood .................................... 1979
David Wynne .............................1986-89
Scott Wynne ..............................1984-87
Y
Atak Yai...................................2010-pr.
Mel Young .................................1979-80
Z
Danny Ziannis............................1993-96
John Ziannis ..............................1996-99
David Zieverink .........................1985-88
Active players in bold
U A B
S O C C E R
UAB In The NCAA Tournament
1994 - BLAZERS FALL TO UCLA
UAB went into the game in Los Angeles with a school best 15-3-1 record.
UCLA was 15-4 and ranked No. 7 in the nation after earning an at-large
bid.
1999 NCAA Championship – Second Round
1
2
F
UAB 1 1 2
SMU
0 0
0
Nov. 27, 1999, Dallas, Texas
UAB struck first at the 37:59 mark on a rebound shot goal by Mats Hagedorn. UCLA answered with a goal less than five minutes later by Robbie
LaBelle. The Bruins took at 2-1 lead in the second half when Tahj Jakins
poked a shot in at the 64:42 mark. Mark Tracy scored on a breakaway to tie
the game just two minutes after UCLA had taken the lead. The score stayed
that way until the 115th minute of the game, when Ante Razov took a cross
pass and put it in for the Bruins win.
SCORING SUMMARY:
7:30
UAB
Monteiro (Pratt, Brinkley)
89:54 UAB
Brinkley (unassisted)
Shots: UAB 11, SMU 24
Saves: UAB 9 (Clemente 9 ), SMU 4 (Foss 4)
1994 NCAA Championship – First Round
1 2 OT O2 F
UAB
1 1 0 0 2
UCLA
1 1 0 1 3
Nov. 20, 1994, Los Angeles, Calif.
SCORING SUMMARY:
41:55 SCU
Davis (Percell)
61:57 UAB
Monteiro (unassisted)
78:56 SCU
Goehring (Callahan)
88:33 UAB
Byaruhanga (unassisted)
102:22 SCU
Goehring (Canel)
Shots: SCU 21, UAB 13
Saves: SCU 2 (Johnson 2), UAB 6 (Clemente 6)
SCORING SUMMARY:
37:59 UAB
Hagedorn (Corcoran)
42:25 UCLA LaBelle (Frye)
64:42 UCLA Jenkins (Lewis, Frye)
66:45 UAB
Tracy (O’Keefe)
114:22 UCLA Razov
Shots: UAB 15, UCLA 19
Saves: UAB 6 (Papaconstantinou 6), UCLA 4 (Snitko 4)
2000 - BLAZERS DROP 4 OT MATCH
1999 - UAB MAKES ELITE EIGHT RUN
It had been five years since the Blazers’ first trip to the NCAA Tournament.
This time UAB had won the title of a different league, Conference USA.
The Blazers went 15-5 and won the C-USA regular season title and the
C-USA tournament.
UAB hosted its first NCAA match, against Southwest Missouri, a team with
a 20-game unbeaten streak and a 17-0-3 record. UAB extended its streak to
12 straight wins, however, as C-USA Player of the Year Peter Byarahunga
and Flavio Monteiro scored, and UAB won, 2-1.
UAB then knocked off SMU on the road in round two. Monteiro and Josh
Brinkley scored in the 2-0 win.
The Blazers’ run ended on their home field as Santa Clara’s Michael Goehring scored his second goal of the match in the 103rd minute to lift the
Broncos to a 3-2 win over UAB and advance to the Men’s College Cup in
Charlotte, N.C. Monteiro and Byarahunga scored for the Blazers.
1999 NCAA Championship – First Round
1
2
F
Southwest Missouri 1 0 1
UAB 1 1 2
Nov. 21, 1999, Birmingham, Ala.
SCORING SUMMARY:
4:03
SMSU Lwali (Williams, Watson)
11:47 UAB
Monteiro (Byaruhanga, Deras)
50:53 UAB
Byaruhanga (Smith)
Shots: SMSU 25, UAB 12
Saves: SMSU 2 (Modersohn 2), UAB 4 (Clemente 4)
1999 NCAA Championship – Third Round
1
2
OT
F
Santa Clara 1 1 1 3
UAB 0 2 0 2
Dec. 5, 1999, Birmingham, Ala.
UAB and Washington battled in what may have been the most exciting
NCAA Tournament game ever – a four-overtime thriller won by the Huskies. Washington defender Bryn Ritchie scored at the 141:57 mark to give
the Huskies the win. The goal came off a corner kick from Mark Hogenhout. The Blazers were making their first ever appearance as an at-large team
in the tournament.
2000 NCAA Championship - First Round
1 2 OT
O2 O3 O4 F
UAB
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington
0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nov 17, 2000, Seattle, Wash.
SCORING SUMMARY:
141:57 WASH Ritchie (Hogenhout)
Shots: UAB 16, Washington 34
Saves: UAB 12 (Clemente 12), Washington 6 (Olsen 6)
2001 - BLAZERS MAKE SECOND SWEET 16
For the third consecutive year, the UAB men’s soccer team appeared in the
NCAA Tournament. The Blazers opened tournament play in Columbia,
S.C., against Furman. C-USA Freshman of the Year Clint Baumstark stole
the show, making six saves on his way to a single-season school record ninth
shutout. Martin Rey converted a penalty kick 13 minutes into the first
overtime to give UAB the win.
The Blazers then played region host South Carolina. Rey scored two goals
and Flavio Monteiro scored seven minutes into overtime to send UAB to its
second Sweet 16 in three years.
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S O C C E R
UAB In The NCAA Tournament
UAB moved on to play No. 5 overall seed Clemson in Clemson, S.C. Monteiro and Rey scored in the 40th and 50th minute, respectively, to give UAB
a two-goal lead. Clemson scored its first goal of the game with 10:06 remaining and tied the game with 1:38 left in regulation. Clemson All-American
Oguchi Onyewu scored his second goal of the match two minutes into the
second overtime.
2001 NCAA Championship – First Round
1
2
OT
F
UAB 0 0 1 1
Furman 0 0 0 0
Nov. 23, 2001, Columbia, S.C.
from senior forward Jersen Monteiro. The Blazers led Gardner-Webb, 23-11,
in shots with senior forward/midfielder Lukasz Kwapisz getting most of the
looks with 11 shots, five of which were on goal. Sophomore midfielder TwoBoys Gumede had three shots for the game.
2006 NCAA Championship – First Round
1 2 OT O2 F
Gardner-Webb
1 0 0 0 1 (PK 3-1)
UAB
1 0 0 0 1
Nov. 11, 2006, Birmingham, Ala.
SCORING SUMMARY:
2:46
GW
Godfrey (Salvaggione, Pinzon)
39:48 UAB
Elsner (Monteiro)
Shots: UAB 23, Gardner-Webb 11
Saves: UAB 4 (Johnson 3), Gardner-Webb 9 (Kettering 9)
SCORING SUMMARY:
102:30 UAB
Rey (Penalty Kick)
Shots: UAB 11, Furman 17
Saves: UAB 6 (Baumstark 6), Furman 5 (Blount 5)
2001 NCAA Championship – Second Round
1
2
OT
F
UAB 1 1 1 3
South Carolina 0 2 0 2
Nov. 25, 2001, Columbia, S.C.
SCORING SUMMARY:
11:09 UAB
Rey (Unassisted)
48:16 USC
Daley (Penalty Kick)
75:07 UAB
Rey (Unassisted)
76:01 USC
Quinn (Barber)
96:47 UAB
Monteiro (Off corner kick)
Shots: UAB 10, USC 15
Saves: UAB 3 (Baumstark 3), USC 4 (Bachmeyer 4)
2001 NCAA Championship - Third Round
1
2 OT O2 F
UAB
1 1 0 0 2
Clemson
0 2 0 1
3
Dec. 2, 2001, Clemson, S.C.
SCORING SUMMARY:
39:59 UAB
Monteiro (Mata)
49:06 UAB
Rey (Garcia)
79:54 CLEM Rivera (Hilgenbrinck, Branan)
88:22 CLEM Onyewu (Gibson, Souders)
106:55 CLEM Onyewu (Bringsved)
Shots: UAB 5, CLEM 23
Saves: UAB 9 (Baumstark 8), CLEM 2 (Warren 2)
2006 - BLAZERS RETURN TO NCAAs
For the fourth time in the last eight years, and fifth time overall in program
history, the UAB men’s soccer team made an appearance in the NCAA Men’s
Soccer Tournament. The Blazers also hosted an NCAA Tournament game
for just the third time in program history. Unfortunately, the appearance was
a short one as the No. 23-ranked UAB men’s soccer team played to a 1-1 tie
with Gardner-Webb. However the Bulldogs advanced to the next round after
out-shooting the Blazers, 3-1, on penalty kicks.
UAB redshirt-freshman goalkeeper Wes Johnson gave up an early goal before
going on to shut down the Bulldogs throughout the rest of the contest.
Junior forward Shane Elsner scored UAB’s only goal of the game off an assist
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Lukasz Kwapisz had a school record 11 shots in the 2006 NCAA Tournament first round game against Gardner-Webb.
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Top-Quality Health
Care
• UAB Hospital is the largest in the state and among the largest and most complex in the nation
(1,146 beds), and the only Alabama hospital listed for 22 straight years in the U.S. News & World
Report “Best Hospitals” issue, which lists only 3 percent of hospitals nationwide. In the current issue,
UAB has six medical specialties in the top 25.
• UAB is the largest academic medical center in Alabama and one of the top four largest academic
medical centers in the United States, treating 1,187,230 patients last year.
• UAB provides vital resources and services that are offered nowhere else in Alabama, such as an adult
level 1 trauma center, a burn center, and a Level III (highest level) regional neonatal intensive care
unit.
• UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center was one of the nation’s first such centers designated by the
National Cancer Institute and remains the only one in Alabama and a six-state region.
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has designated UAB as one of only six Diabetes Research
and Training Centers in the country, putting the university at the forefront in development of new
methods to treat, prevent and, ultimately, cure diabetes.
• The UAB School of Health Professions provides advanced opportunities and is one of the largest schools of its
type in the nation, with 21 innovative programs at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree levels within
six departments: Critical Care, Diagnostic and Therapeautic Sciences; Health Services Administration; Nutrition
Sciences; Occupational Therapy; and Physical Therapy. U.S. News & World Report ranks several SHP programs
among the nation’s top 25.
• UAB Kirklin Clinic is a state-of-the-art, full-service clinic that furnishes a full range of adult outpatient care.
Housing more than 25 specialties and more than 700 specialists under one roof, UAB Kirklin Clinic conveniently
provides in-house diagnostic testing, surgery services, a pharmacy and educational seminars.
• Several graduate programs at UAB have been recognized for excellence nationally. In the most recent ranking
by U.S. News & World Report of graduate programs, the School of Nursing ranks 26th overall, with the School
of Medicine being 27th and the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 58th. Individual programs also
have been cited, with the AIDS program within the School of Medicine ranked 5th and the School of Health
Profession’s health administration program ranked 7th.
A Leading-Edge Research
• UAB is ranked 31st nationally for federal research and development
funding, attracting over $460 million in 2010, and is 21st in funding
from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• UAB is among a handful of universities classified by the Carnegie
Foundation for both “high research activity” and “community
engagement,” which suggests how effectively the university harnesses
that research to benefit the community—in terms of the economy,
education, better health, and quality of life.
• Recent breakthroughs include a novel bio-coating for cardiac stents
that significantly reduces the need for follow-up surgery; using remote
satellite imaging to discover ancient ruins in Egypt, featured in a
recent BBC documentary; a new collaboration with HudsonAlpha
(Huntsville) investigating the genetic roots of Parkinson’s disease;
the opening the Materials Processing and Application Development
(MPAD) facility, the largest academic research facility of its kind in
the nation, offering the rare capability of developing both metals and
composites under one roof.
Enterprise
• Innovation Depot, in which UAB is a
founding partner, was recently named the
Top High-Tech Business Incubator in the
nation by the National Business Incubation
Association. As the largest incubator in the
Southeast, the Depot was responsible for 75
tenant companies and $274 million in sales
impact in 2010 (and $1.4 billion in sales
impact over the past five years).
• Physician-researchers are at the top of
their fields, serving as editors-in-chief of
25 peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals, and in high-level
national posts—UAB faculty are currently serving as President of the
American Cancer Society and President-elect of the American Heart
Association, and an alumna, Dr. Regina Benjamin, is U.S. Surgeon
General.
• UAB is one of only two academic institutions available
nationwide receiving requests for Crew Robotics and
Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE) for NASA’s International
Space Station, space shuttles, and beyond. Lee Moradi,
CRAVE program manager in the Center for Biophysical
Science and Engineering, says UAB will design, test,
and manufacture high-precision research instruments
and thermal carriers, he also foresees additional work to
develop extravehicular activity and robotics equipment,
crew health and conditioning systems, and environmental control and life-support technology.
Challenging, Distinctive
Academic Programs
• UAB offers one-of-a-kind programs, such as the only undergraduate
biomedical engineering degree, the only industrial distribution degree
in the Southeast, and one of only four forensic accounting and IT
concentrations in the nation.
• UAB also offers unrivaled research and scholarship opportunities for
students at all levels, ranking 1st among all public universities in federal research funding per incoming freshman. Of the 138 undergraduates enrolled in the Science and Technology Honors Program (part of
the acclaimed UAB Honors Academy) in 2010-11, 35 were published
in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• In the U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs,
UAB has 13 programs in the top 25 and five in the top 10: Master’s in
health administration, 5th; School of Medicine’s AIDS program, 6th;
Medicine’s primary care, 10th; nurse practitioner (adult), 10th; nursing service administration, 10th.
• The Scientist ranked UAB 22nd nationally (and 6th among public
universities) in its “Best Places to Work as a Postdoctoral Fellow” issue.
• UAB’s Alys Stephens Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary as
Birmingham’s “home for the performing arts,” housing a 1,330-seat
concert hall, intimate recital hall and state-of-the-art theatres. With 24
Steinway pianos in its music department, UAB is Alabama’s first “AllSteinway School” and one of only 125 in the world.
• The School of Nursing is designated as a World Health Organization
(WHO) Collaborating Center for International Nursing, one of only
10 such centers in the U.S. and 45 in the world.
Athletic Achievements
• Former UAB men’s golfer Graeme McDowell (right) won the U.S. Open in
2010. At UAB, he was the nation’s No. 1-ranked collegiate golfer in 2002.
• In 33 seasons of competition, the Blazer men’s basketball team has enjoyed
29 winning seasons, has made 25 trips to postseason tournaments (14 NCAA,
11 NIT), and has won eight conference championships. With the 2011 NCAA
berth, the Blazers have reached postseason play in eight of the past nine years (4
NCAA, 4 NIT). UAB advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2004, knocking off
tournament No. 1 seed Kentucky in the second round.
• Just in the past three years, UAB students earned 8 Goldwater
Scholarships, 7 Fulbright scholarships, 3 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships
and an NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship (one of only 15 in the
nation).
• The men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA
Championships for the fifth time overall in 2006.
The team won the 1999 C-USA Championship
and advanced to the NCAA Final 8.
• The UAB women’s soccer team has won the
C-USA Tournament title twice (2004 and 2006),
earning NCAA trips both years. In 2003, the UAB
women captured the C-USA regular season title.
• The UAB softball team made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010
and made a return trip in 2011. The Blazers defeated Florida State in the first
round of the 2011 Athens Regional for their first ever NCAA tourney win.
• The Blazers field 18 intercollegiate teams as a
Division I member of the NCAA and a founding
member of Conference USA.
• The Blazer volleyball team has made two NCAA tournament appearances in
the past five years (2006 and 2008). The program earned its first NCAA tournament victory in 2008 with a first-round win over Missouri State.
• Vonetta Flowers, a former UAB track & field AllAmerican, made history in February of 2002 when
she won a Gold Medal at the Winter Olympic
Games in Salt Lake City. Flowers became the
first Winter Olympics Gold Medalist ever from
Alabama when she teamed with Jill Bakken to capture the two-woman bobsled competition.
• Blazer football earned its first postseason bowl appearance with a berth in the
2004 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. The Blazers have finished as Conference USA runner-up three times since they became a football-playing member of the league.
www.uabsports.com
U A B
S O C C E R
UAB Administration
Dr. Carol Garrison, President
UAB President and alumna
Carol Garrison has had an
extraordinary view of her
alma mater. She took her
first full-time job in UAB
Hospital, during the university’s formative years in
the 1970s, then earned her
master’s degree from UAB.
When she returned to campus in fall 2002, as UAB’s
sixth president, the young, dynamic institution had
evolved into a world-renowned research university and
medical center.
A Montclair, New Jersey native, Dr. Garrison
earned her bachelor’s (1974) and Ph.D. in epidemiology
(1982) from the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill. She was a faculty member, department chair, dean
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and provost at the University of South Carolina (19821997). She joined the University of Louisville as provost
in 1997 and was appointed interim president there in
early 2002.
As president of UAB, Dr. Garrison also chairs
the board of the UAB Health System, which includes
UAB Hospital, The Kirklin Clinic, and other of UAB’s
nationally ranked patient care facilities.
During Dr. Garrison’s tenure, UAB has enjoyed
remarkable growth and development. Recent years have
seen the opening of state-of-the-art facilities such as the
North Pavilion of UAB Hospital and the Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building, Heritage
Hall and the burgeoning Campus Green along University Boulevard, and most recently, the UAB Women &
Infants Center and Hazelrig-Salter Radiation-Oncology
Facility.
The growth of the physical campus and academic
programs has been guided by UAB’s Strategic Plan.
Developed with campus-wide participation in 2003,
the Strategic Plan has led to the recruitment of internationally known faculty and physicians, and the creation
of innovative new curricula and honors programs for
undergraduates. In 2011, UAB saw its largest enrollment ever (17,575). UAB has also recently been ranked
among the top 15 percent of all U.S. universities in The
Princeton Review (5th in diverse student population
and 11th in student satisfaction).
Now in her 10th year as president, Dr. Garrison
continues working in partnership with the campus and
the community towards an extraordinary vision for
UAB and for Birmingham.
Brian Mackin, Athletics Director
rian Mackin was
named UAB’s Director of Athletics on February
14, 2007. He moved into
the position after spending
five years as senior associate
athletic director for external
affairs for the Blazers.
A former UAB baseball letterman, Mackin has
a deep-rooted passion for
the University and its athletics program. With an eye
on the future, his commitment to continue to grow the
program has been clear in the time since he became
athletics director.
He has made success in the classroom and improving athletic facilities two of his top priorities. Mackin
was able to secure the first-ever naming rights for the
athletics program with the generous gift from Don
and Marsha Hire for the Hoke Hire Student-Athlete
Academic Center. With the opening of the Academic
Center, an abundance of new computer equipment has
been added. Mackin has also strengthened the academic area by creating additional staff positions.
Under Mackin’s watch, the Academic Reform
Group (ARG) was initiated. This group is made up
of athletics staff members and academic support staff.
With its mission to create an environment of academic
excellence in the department, the group addresses every
aspect of a student-athlete’s experience while at UAB.
Mackin has also demonstrated his commitment
to academic success by initiating a penalty structure for
student-athletes and making them accountable if they
miss classes or tutorial sessions.
Mackin’s commitment to academics has shown
positive results. For the 2009-10 academic year, UAB
student-athletes accounted for nearly 25 percent of
Conference USA Scholar-Athletes of the Year, awards
that are handed out annually to the top student-athlete
in each sport that the league sponsors.
Since Mackin became athletics director, he
has made facility improvements another objective of
emphasis. A new 10,000-square foot weight room has
opened for Blazer teams, as well as a new, spacious,
state-of the-art athletic training facility which opened
in the fall of 2008. With the renovation of the Ullman
Building, the Blazers’ Olympic sports coaches have been
able to relocate into brand new offices.
Other facilities improvements have included the
resurfacing of the track for the Blazers’ track and field
team. In spring 2010, the first phase of the new, oncampus UAB softball facility was completed. The
improvements haven’t gone unnoticed as UAB has been
named as host site for the 2012 Conference USA Softball Championship.
The baseball and softball programs also enjoy the
hitting and pitching facility additions that were completed in spring 2010.
New state-of-the-art video boards are now in place
in Bartow Arena, Young Memorial Field and the new
softball facility.
The upgrades and progress of the program under
Mackin have not been limited to facilities and academics. In the last three years, the athletics program entered
an agreement with Nike that provides apparel and
equipment for all of UAB’s athletics teams.
Mackin came on board at UAB in the spring of
2002 as senior associate AD for external affairs. In that
role, he was responsible for fund-raising, corporate support and marketing for the athletic department.
In 2006, Mackin was named Division I-A Fundraiser of the Year by the National Association of Athletic
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Development Directors. Under Mackin’s leadership,
contributions to UAB athletics nearly tripled from
$1.3 million in 2001 to about $3.7 million in 2006.
Additionally, he has been responsible for the creation
of several affinity groups including the Athletic Investors Group, the Champion Club, and the Blazer Club,
which brought together the two annual funds supporting football and men’s basketball.
Prior to joining UAB, Mackin served as Manager
of Corporate Business Development at Vulcan Materials, where he was responsible for examining potential
new markets for business development and locating
growth opportunities in the industry.
Mackin earned his bachelor’s degree in finance
from UAB in 1983. He was a member of the Blazer
baseball team four seasons and then moved into the
Houston Astros baseball organization for one season.
Mackin then joined Vulcan Materials, where he
held management positions in sales and market analysis.
In 1990, he joined Southern Ready Mix as sales manager before joining Dunn Construction in 1993 where
he rose to vice president in 1999. His responsibilities
included business development, sales and project management.
Mackin’s community activities include the Birmingham Tip-Off Club, which hosts the State High
School Final Four, the Monday Morning Quarterback
Club and the Birmingham Rotary Club. He has served
as the president of the Birmingham Tip-Off Club.
Mackin and his wife, Sally, have five children:
Ragland (23), Brian Jr. (21), Ferrell (18), Mary Aileen
(17), and Ella (14).
U A B
S O C C E R
UAB Administration
Dr. Frank Messina, Faculty Athletics Representative
D
r. Frank M. Messina, professor and
chair of the University of
Alabama at Birmingham
(UAB) Department of
Accounting and Information Systems (ACIS)
in the UAB School of
Business, was named fac-
ulty athletics representative in 2008. He has been
on staff at the university for 16 years.
Messina has been chair of ACIS since 2002
and is the school’s Ernst & Young Scholar. A
Birmingham native, he came to UAB in 1993 as
an assistant professor in accounting.
He received a doctorate in business administration (D.B.A.) from Mississippi State University (MSU) in 1993, a master’s in professional
accountancy at MSU in 1990 and a bachelor’s
in business administration at the University of
West Alabama in 1986.
Messina and his wife, Natalie, have two sons:
Taylor (18) and TJ (8). A third son, Thomas,
passed away in the spring of 2010 at the age
of 15.
Senior Administrative Staff
Shannon Ealy
Derita Ratcliffe
Senior Associate AD
External Affairs
Senior Associate AD
Senior Woman Administrator
Norm Reilly
Matt Wildt
Associate AD
Media Relations
Associate AD
Ticket Operations &
Football Administration
Coleman Barnes
Corey Bray
Timothy Garner
Danez Marrable
Reid Adair
Mike Jones
Brad Smith
Stacey Torman
Associate AD
for Development
Assistant AD
Facilities and Operations
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Associate AD
Compliance
Assistant AD
Athletic Training
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Associate AD
Financial Affairs
Assistant AD
Marketing
Associate AD
Student Services
Director of
Strength and Conditioning
Academics
A
ssociate Athletic Director for Student Ser- addition, athletic advisors regularly review the to completely renovate the academic center and
performance and class attendance provide first-class facilities to the Blazers’ studentvices Danez M.
2010-11 C-USA
of all student-athletes to help them athletes.
Marrable oversees a staff
Commissioner’s
keep on pace toward graduation.
of eight full-time adviHonor Roll
Sitting in the middle of UAB’s athletic complexes,
sors, a learning specialist,
In addition, the Life Skills program including Bartow Arena and the football practice
reading and writing speis run through this office. This facilities, the Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Acacialist and five assistants
(Student-athletes achieving
NCAA program centers around the demic Center serves as the home for overseeing
in the Don M. & Marfive commitments (academics, ath- the educational development and progress toward
sha Hoke Hire Studentletics, personal development, career graduation for all student-athletes.
Athlete Academic Cencumulative GPA of 3.0 or better)
development and community serter. Their mission is to
vice) and was created to support
provide the highest qualthe student-athlete development
ity of academic support,
Michael Coleman
initiatives and enhance the quality
counseling and guidance
of the student-athlete experience
to UAB student-athletes
within the context of higher
by promoting academic
Flo Liu
education.
excellence, self-responsibility, personal and proFinally, the Student-Athlete
Reed Matte
fessional growth.
Advisory Committee (SAAC) is
advised through the stuMarrable and her staff act
Tucker Stone
dent services offices.
as a liaison between the
This
group,
student-athlete, coaches
the ‘voice’
and UAB’s academic
Ken Tabata
of
the
communities and ensures
studentthat
student-athletes
athletes,
comply with academic
Chris Williams
is comrules established by the
posed
university, the NCAA
of repand Conference USA.
Carl Woszczynski
resenThe staff also coorditatives
nates academic programs
from each
designed to assist the student-athletes in acquiring a quality education as team. At UAB, this
well as programs to promote personal and career group works to promote
UAB athletics, orgadevelopment.
nizes community service
UAB’s Student Services program wants to make efforts, provides admincertain that student-athletes succeed to their istration with the voice
highest academic ability. Inherent in the pro- of the student-athletes and
gram is the philosophy that student-athletes works to ensure studenttake responsibility for their own growth and athlete welfare and success
development while receiving maximum support. in the Birmingham comThe academic unit’s goals are to prepare student- munity.
athletes for viable careers, to assist them in securUAB’s commitment to academic
ing degrees and to produce responsible citizens.
excellence got a boost in the summer of
The athletic advisors, in conjunction with specific 2008 with the completion of the Don
major advisors, work with student-athletes on a M. & Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athregular basis on necessary requirements for their lete Academic Center. Under the direcchosen degree. The advisors also help plan class tion of athletics director Brian Mackin,
(L-R) Marsha and Don Hire, Mr. Charles J. Hoke and
schedules, keeping in mind academic standing, and with a generous donation from Don
UAB Athletics Director Brian Mackin cut the ribbon on
practice, travel and competition schedules. In M. & Marsha Hoke Hire, UAB was able
the new Academic Center in 2008.
Danez
Marrable
Associate Athletic Director for Student Services
Drew
Barnette
Academic Advisor
Sidney
Ball
Academic Advisor
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Mary Kathryn
Borland
Academic Advisor
2011 UAB Men’s Soccer
Greg Green
Coordinator of
Football Academics
Christina
Harris
Academic Advisor
Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire
Student-Athlete Academic Center
• Completed in the Summer of 2008
• Houses a director, a learning specialist,
sevenfull-time advisors and five assistants
• More than 50 tutors and mentors
• Over 40 computers available for student use
• Computer lab for general student use
• Learning lab
• Laptops for student-athlete checkout
• Mentor meeting room
Fall 2010 student-athlete graduates.
• Nine small group and one-on-one tutor rooms
• Five large group study areas
• Staff conference room
• Tutor/mentor resource library
Spring 2011 student-athlete graduates.
Wayne
Hamberger
Learning Specialist
Sharon
Johnson
Academic Advisor
Charlie
Hogan
Academic Advisor
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Josh
Watson
Academic Advisor
2011 UAB Men’s Soccer
Peggy
Weiss
Learning Specialist
Sports
Medicine
The Sports Medicine staff provides for all 17 varsity
teams and 350 University of Alabama at Birmingham student-athletes with high quality health care.
Student-athletes have access to the leading sports
medicine and health care professionals.
In the fall of 2008, the Wallace Building Athletic Training Room opened. The 9,000 square foot
state-of-the-art facility offers the finest therapeutic
modalities and rehabilitative equipment. It has an
extensive collection of therapeutic and rehabilitation equipment including a BTE isokinetic testing
machine and hydrotherapy tanks. The Wet Room
features two free standing dual-tank consoles that
offer whole-body and extremity immersion in either
warm or cold hydrotherapy. UAB has the largest
dual-tank console that has a stainless steel tank with
a capacity of 1,450 gallons of water and can accommodate up to 25 football student-athletes at a time.
The Sports Medicine program is under the direction of Mike Jones; his full-time athletic trainers are
Melissa Adams, Laurie Fincher, Bryan Koch, Gerald
Mickler, Greg Mytyk and Jennifer Wallace. Graduate assistant trainers Seong Choi, Matt Fisher, Betsy
Ostrowski, Ryan Richardson, Daniel Springer and
Dani Stephenson complete the staff.
The Sports Medicine staff consists of team physicians, dentists, athletic trainers and a sports nutritionist. The daily care, prevention, evaluation and
treatment of injuries is supervised by a staff of seven
full-time and five graduate assistants that have been
certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and licensed by the state of Alabama.
Dr. Brenda
Baumann
Team Physician
cialists among the best in America. The Medical
Director of UAB Sports Medicine is Dr. William
Garth, an orthopedic surgeon. He is responsible for
all services provided to student-athletes. General
medical care is provided by Dr. Brenda Baumann
and Dr. Marshall Crowther.
Team physicians are affiliated with the acclaimed
UAB Health System, health professional school and
the UAB Sports Medicine. U.S. News & World
Report and other national publications consistently
rank UABâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innovative programs and expert spe-
Dr. Marshall
Crowther
Team Physician
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Dr. William
Garth
Team Physician
In addition to the Wallace Building Facility, auxiliary athletic training rooms are located in Bartow
Arena and in Young Memorial Field.
Mike Jones
Assistant AD
Athletic Training
2010 UAB Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer
Bryan Koch
Associate
Athletic Trainer
In the fall semester, 2008, the Wallace Building Athletic Training Room opened its doors. UAB student-athletes began
enjoying a brand-new, state of the art athletic training facility. The new 9,000 square foot center allows the athletic
training staff to work more efficiently and gives the student-athletes a much more comfortable facility.
Melissa Adams
Assistant
Athletic Trainer
Laurie Fincher
Assistant
Athletic Trainer
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Gerald Mickler
Assistant
Athletic Trainer
Greg Mytyk
Assistant
Athletic Trainer
2010 UAB Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer
Jen Wallace
Assistant
Athletic Trainer
U
AB’s Strength and Conditioning program, the Blazers’ staff and studentathletes can now boast of having one of the
finest facilities around.
The new center opened in January of 2008
and houses a 10,000 square-foot weight room
that features more than 40,000 pounds of
free weights.
Strength and conditioning coach Stacey
Torman and her staff works with members
of the Blazer men’s soccer team to develop
training programs and enhance each ath-
lete’s performance.
Torman has more than 20 years of
experience in the area of strength and conditioning at UAB. She has helped produce
numerous NSCA All-Americans.
Torman’s work is instrumental in the
team’s fitness level and preparation for the
school.
Torman and the Blazers moved into
their new strength and conditioning area
in Bell Gymnasium, more than tripling
the size of the area they had utilized previ-
ously in Bartow Arena. The bright and
spacious weight room area includes stateof-the-art equipment for weight training,
stretching and conditioning workouts.
Torman and the staff use a variety of
techniques to assist the Blazers in achieving maximum performance and potential.
With a heavy emphasis on Olympic style
weightlifting, the program concentrates on
speed, power, and strength.
Strength &
Conditioning
Stacey Torman
Men’s Soccer Strength &
Conditioning Coach
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Proud Past
Bright Future
Summer, 1977: Coach Gene Bartow is hired as UAB’s first intercollegiate Athletics
Director and head basketball coach. Preparations begin for the hiring of coaches and support staff, recruitment of student-athletes, establishment of the Golden 100 scholarship
foundation, scheduling, etc.
Fall, 1978: UAB athletic teams begin intercollegiate competition for the first time;
the university begins an 11-year association with the Sun Belt Conference.
Nov. 24, 1978: The UAB men’s basketball team plays its first game, a 66-54 loss to
Nebraska before a crowd of 14,800 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center; UAB has gone
on to win 20 or more games 15 times, appear in 11 NCAA Tournaments and eight NITs.
March, 1981: The Blazer men’s basketball team defeats Kentucky in the NCAA Mideast Regional, and reaches the NCAA “Sweet 16.” This appearance marks the beginning of
a streak of seven consecutive NCAA Tournaments for UAB (1981-87).
March, 1982: UAB adds to its amazing basketball success story, defeating Indiana
and Virginia in the Southeast Regional, and reaching
the NCAA “Elite Eight.” The Southeast Regional in
Birmingham is the first of five NCAA Tournament
events to be hosted by UAB (’82, ’84, ’85, ’87, ’88).
March, 1989: Blazer basketball reaches the NIT
Final Four, defeating Michigan State for third place at
Madison Square Garden.
Fall, 1989: The UAB club football team is organized; the team goes 0-6 in its first season.
1990-91: The Blazer baseball team wins its first Sun
Belt Conference Championship and becomes the first
UAB team other than men’s basketball to participate in
the NCAA Tournament. Men’s tennis wins the first of
five consecutive conference championships in the Sun
Belt and Great Midwest Conferences. Volleyball wins
the first of three consecutive championships in the Sun
Belt and Great Midwest conferences and makes its first
of four consecutive post-season appearances.
1991-92: UAB begins competition in the Great
Midwest Conference. The UAB football team begins its first season of varsity play at the Division III level. Blazer volleyball and baseball win the first Great Midwest
Championship. UAB places its first men’s tennis players, Frank Schaffner and Karl Steffen, in NCAA Tournament play.
1992-93: Men’s basketball reaches the NIT Final Four,
defeating Alabama, Clemson, Southwest Missouri State and
Providence. The nationally-ranked UAB
men’s tennis team participates in the
NCAA Tournament for the first time.
Blazer volleyball, cross country and tennis
teams all win Great Midwest Conference championships.
January, 1993: UAB announces that its football
program will compete at the NCAA I-AA level, beginning with
the 1993 season.
1993-94: Blazer teams win six league championships, and UAB wins the
Great Midwest Conference Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the university with
the most successful overall athletics program. The Blazer basketball team goes 14-0 vs.
GMW opponents and makes its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Men’s basketball is nationally-ranked and participates in the NCAA Tournament.
August, 1994: UAB announces that its football program will compete at the NCAA
I-A level and that the school will field a women’s soccer team beginning with the 1996
season.
1994-95: UAB soccer wins the Great Midwest Conference championship and participates in the NCAA Tournament. UAB wins GMW championship in men’s and women’s
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The final score read 13-10 as the UAB
football program earned its signature
victory at LSU on Sept. 23, 2000.
Mirela Vladulesu took the collegiate tennis
world by storm and was the top-ranked
women’s tennis player in the country
for much of the 1997-98 season.
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tennis, women’s indoor track & field, women’s outdoor track & field and men’s golf.
April 24, 1995: UAB becomes a charter member of Conference USA.
March 26, 1996: One era ends and another begins as coach Gene Bartow steps
down as head men’s basketball coach.
November 14, 1996: Conference USA announces that UAB has been admitted as
a football-playing member; the Blazers will begin C-USA play in 1999.
1997-98: UAB freshman Mirela Vladulescu takes the women’s collegiate tennis world
by storm, winning both the ITA Clay Court National Championship and Riviera Women’s
All-America Championship; she is the first UAB tennis player to win a collegiate grand
slam event. Vladulescu will later be the top-ranked player in the NCAA rankings for much
of the 1997-98 season. The men’s golf team receives a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
1998-99: The men’s basketball team makes its 10th appearance in the
NCAA Tournament. Mirela Vladulescu returns to the NCAA Tournament
for the second consecutive year, despite an injury-plagued season.
1999-00: UAB athletics has arguably its best season to date. The
UAB football team becomes an official member of Conference
USA and goes 4-2 in conference play during its inaugural season. The UAB men’s soccer team wins the Conference USA
Championship and reaches the NCAA “Elite Eight”. Synchronized swimming finishes fourth in the country at the U.S. Collegiate
Championships in its inaugural season. Women’s basketball reaches the “Sweet 16,”
the men’s tennis team makes its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and men’s golf makes
its second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years.
July 10, 2000: Gene Bartow announces his retirement as athletics
director after 23 years of service to the university.
August 22, 2000: Herman Frazier is named UAB’s second athletics
director.
Sept. 23, 2000: In what was arguably the greatest win in UAB football
history, the Blazers go to Baton Rouge, La. and upset SEC foe LSU, 13-10, on
a game-winning field goal by Rhett Gallego in the waining seconds.
2000-01: Led by sophomore All-American Graeme McDowell, the men’s
golf team finished ninth in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to its first
NCAA Championship at Duke University, where it garnered a tie for 12th
place. Senior women’s tennis player Mirela Vladulescu finished off a four-year
career as one of the most successful athletes in UAB history. The men’s soccer
team made it to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. The football team finished 7-4 overall, becoming the first “bowl-eligible” Blazer squad
since UAB moved to the NCAA I-A level in 1996. The women’s basketball
team, led by junior All-American Deanna Jackson, finished the season 20-11
and advanced to the WNIT. In just its second season, the synchronized swimming team
placed fourth at the U.S. Collegiate Championships and eighth at the U.S. Nationals.
2001-02: Led by All-American Graeme McDowell, who was the No. 1-ranked golfer
in the nation, the UAB men made their third consecutive appearance (fourth overall) in
the NCAA Tournament. The Blazer football squad again boasted another “bowl eligible”
season, as the team went 6-5 in 2001. The men’s soccer team made its third consecutive
trip (fourth overall) to the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the “Sweet 16.” The UAB
softball team had its best season to date, advancing to the C-USA Championship game
and boasting a 39-22 overall record. Denise Peters and Lisa Nowoslawski of the women’s
soccer team were both named Verizon Academic All-Americans. In addition, Peters was
named the C-USA Women’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year. Synchronized swimming
earned its highest finish to date at the U.S. Collegiate Championships, taking third. Four
swimmers received Academic All-America honors and three swimmers were named AllAmericans by the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Coaches Committee.
April 4, 2002: Athletics Director Herman Frazier and UAB President Ann Reynolds announce the hiring of Mike Anderson as UAB’s third men’s basketball coach.
November 21, 2002: Watson Brown is named UAB‘s third athletics director.
2002-03: In his first season at the helm of the men’s basketball program, Mike Anderson guided the Blazers to a 21-win season and a quarterfinal finish in the NIT. Lisa Nowoslawski capped off her career for the women’s soccer program by earning several prestigious
academic awards, including an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the C-USA Postseason
Scholarship Award and first-team Verizon / CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for the
second straight year. The synchronized swimming team posted its second straight third-place
finish at the U.S. Collegiate Championships and recorded a fourth place finish, its highest
to date, at the U.S. National Championships. Six swimmers received Academic All-America
honors and three swimmers were named All-Americans by the U.S. Synchronized Swimming
Coaches Committee.
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Sept. 4, 2003: The UAB football team
plays host to Southern Miss in front of the biggest
crown in UAB history, and the most people ever
to watch a Conference USA football game when
44,669 people flocked to Legion Field.
October 31, 2003: With a dominating 2-0 win on the road against USF, the UAB
women’s soccer team earned its first Conference
USA Championship and set the school record for
shutouts in a season with nine. The Blazers’ Tara
Kidwell and Jill Knottek each scored second half
goals to lead UAB to its momentous victory.
March, 2004: The UAB men’s basketball
team shocks the college basketball world with its
76-75 upset over top-seeded Kentucky to advance
to the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament.
The Blazers would finish the season with a 22-10
overall record and ranked No. 23 in the country.
Also, the Blazers’ 12-4 record in Conference USA
earned them a share of the first C-USA regular
season championship. Head coach Mike Anderson was also named the 2004 Conference USA
Coach of the Year.
Spring, 2004: The synchronized swimming team posted is third straight third-place
finish at the U.S. Collegiate Championships and
recorded a fifth-place finish at the U.S. National
Championships.
Fall, 2004: The UAB women’s soccer team
claimed the C-USA Tournament title with a
thrilling 2-1 victory over host and regular-season
champion Saint Louis in St. Louis, Mo., to earn
its first NCAA Tournament berth in school history. The UAB football team made its first bowl
game appearance in school history as the Blazers faced Hawai’i in the 2004 Sheraton Hawai’i
Bowl. The Blazers fell to the Warriors, 59-40, on
Christmas Eve in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
Spring, 2006: The UAB men’s basketball
team earned its third consecutive trip to the
NCAA Tournament after finishing as Conference
USA regular season and tournament runner-up.
The synchronized swimming team took fourth
place at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals. The Blazer
softball team turned in one of its finest seasons
in program history as the team won 31 games
during the season to finish as the C-USA runnerup. Head coach Marla Townsend was named the
C-USA Coach-of-the-Year.
April 7, 2006: Mike Davis named as the
fourth head basketball coach in the program’s
28-year history.
Fall, 2006: UAB’s fall sports teams made
three NCAA Tournament appearances, claimed
three C-USA titles and beat the No. 1 team in
the country. The UAB cross country team won
the conference championship and head coach
Ray Stanfield was named C-USA Coach of the
Year. The women’s soccer team ran through the
C-USA Tournament, and earned a berth in the
NCAA Tournament. UAB’s men’s soccer team
beat the No. 1 team in the country during the
regular season and hosted a first-round NCAA
Tournament game. To conclude the fall sports
season, the Blazer volleyball squad won its firstever Conference USA Tournament title and made
its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
The 2006 UAB volleyball team won the
Conference USA Tournament title and
competed in the program’s first-ever
NCAA Division I Tournament.
In 2011, the UAB men’s basketball team
secured the program’s first outright
Conference USA regular season
championship.
December 17, 2006: Former
Georgia offensive coordinator Neil
Callaway was chosen to lead the
UAB football team, becoming
the third coach in the program’s
history, and the second coach to
lead the Blazers since becoming a Division I program
in 1996.
Spring,
Feb.
23,
2010: The UAB
2007:
Zack Sucher matched
UAB’s highest finish
ever at the NCAA Men’s
Golf
Championships, closing the tournament
tied for fourth place with a five-under
275 during four rounds of play. Sucher
became just the fourth UAB men’s golfer
in program history to earn All-American
status, nabbing a spot on the honorable mention All-America team.
In addition, the men’s golf team
made its fifth NCAA Regional
appearance in the past eight
years.
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February 14, 2007: Former UAB baseball
player and alumnus Brian Mackin was selected as
the program’s fourth full-time Athletics Director.
Spring, 2008: UAB men’s golf team captures the program’s first-ever Conference USA
Championship. The Blazers went on to make
the program’s seventh NCAA Regional and third
NCAA National Championship appearances.
Zack Sucher was tabbed second-team All-America
and captured four individual titles during the
2007-08 men’s golf season.
May 21, 2008: The UAB baseball team
made history by recording the program’s first-ever
win over the then-No. 5 Rice Owls, 8-2, in the
opening round of the Conference USA Tournament. Not only did the Blazers defeat the Owls
for the first time in 10 tries, but it also was the
second-highest ranked opponent the baseball
team has defeated in program history. The Blazers
would go on to match their best-ever result in the
C-USA Tournament, making it to the semifinals.
2009-10: The softball team capped arguably
the most successful season in program history
with 37 wins and its first ever NCAA tournament
berth. The men’s basketball team also Participated
in the postseason, advancing to the NIT quarterfinals and hosting defending national champion
North Carolina at Bartow Arena. Individually, football’s Joe Webb and men’s soccer’s Two-Boys Gumede were selected as
C-USA Offensive Players of the Year for
their sports. Jala Harris became
the first C-USA women’s basketball player ever to earn
Freshman and Sixth Player
of the Year honors in the
same season.
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its
softball team opened
new, on-campus
facility, drawing a
school-record crowd
of 1,323 to its contest
with Alabama.
Spring,
2011:
The UAB men’s basketball team captured
the program’s first-ever outright Conference USA regular
season championship. The Blazers
were also selected to the NCAA
Tournament, marking their first
NCAA tournament appearance since 2006 and the
program’s 14th NCAA
selection in its 32-year
history. The softball
team earned its second
NCAA berth in as many
seasons as well. Furthermore,
women’s tennis standout Jenny
Cape became the first Academic All-American for
her sport, while track and field also received its first
Academic All-America selections, as Nora Mehl and
Rhiannon Johns received the nod.
Gene Bartow
Alabama Sports Hall Of Fame ’89
National College Basketball Hall Of Fame ’09
O
ne of the most respected figures in intercollegiate athletics, Gene Bartow, forged the UAB
athletic program into a well-rounded organization
with outstanding teams in several sports. Bartow,
considered the “founding father” of UAB athletics,
grew the intercollegiate sports program there from its
infancy into one that featured 17 sports and an annual
operating budget of more than $8 million by the time
he retired from the position in 2000.
Among his achievements were guiding the program through three conference changes, growing the
football team from a club sport into a Division I-A
program, and adding several women’s sports to the university’s athletics roster.
Bartow was at the helm of the UAB men’s basketball
program for 18 seasons, compiling a record of 366-203
(.643) during his tenure. He led the Blazers to the NIT in the
program’s second year of existence, and followed that up with
seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips
to the Sweet 16 in 1981 and the Elite Eight in 1982. In all,
he led UAB to 14 postseason appearances, nine of which were
NCAA Tournaments.
In addition to his time at UAB, Bartow is one of the top college basketball coaches of all time. By the time he retired from
collegiate coaching in 1996, he had led teams for 34 years at
six universities (Central Missouri State, Valparaiso, Memphis
State, Illinois, UCLA and UAB), compiling 647 wins, 15
NCAA Tournament appearances, two Final Four appearances, one national title game appearance and one national
Coach of the Year Award (both with Memphis State in
1973), and no probation problems with the NCAA.
The Browning, Missouri native coached 34 years
at six universities. He coached at Central Missouri State
University from 1961-64, Valparaiso University from
1964-1970, Memphis State University from 1970-74, and
he led the Tigers to the ‘73 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference
titles in the ‘71-’72 and ‘72-’73 seasons. In 1974 Bartow
accepted the head coaching position at the University of
Illinois. Illinois finished 8-18 in his only season coaching
the Fighting Illini, and Bartow left his position to succeed John Wooden as the head coach of UCLA. Bartow
coached at UCLA from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to
a 52-9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four.
Bartow left UCLA after the 1977 season to take over the
job of creating an athletic program at UAB.
Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997,
UAB renamed its basketball venue, Bartow Arena, in his
honor. The Birmingham News has voted him one of
the top 10 most influential figures in Alabama sports
for the past century.
Bartow and his wife, the former Ruth Huffine, have
three children, Mark, Beth and Murry, who is the head
men’s basketball coach at East Tennessee State.
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“Founding Father”
of UAB Athletics
• UAB head basketball coach (1977-96)
• UAB’s first Athletics Director (1977-2000)
• Nine NCAA Tournament appearances at UAB
• 14 postseason appearances during 18-year
coaching career at UAB
• 11 20-win seasons during UAB coaching
career tenure
• 647 career coaching victories
• 366 victories at UAB
• Led UAB to NCAA Sweet 16 in 1981 and
Elite Eight appearance in 1982
• Voted by the Birmingham News as one of the
top-10 influential figures in Alabama sports
over the past century
EXCELLENCE
Deanna Jackson
At The Next Level
Years At UAB: 1998-2002
• First and only UAB player
selected in the WNBA Draft, chosen
eighth overall by the Cleveland Rockers in 2002
• Competed with USA Basketball
on the 2000 Jones Cup Team that
won the Gold in Taipei
• Only women’s basketball player
in C-USA and UAB history to record
more than 2,000 career points and
Graeme McDowell
Years At UAB: 1999-2002
• Captured the 2010 U.S. Open Championship – the first major title by a former
UAB golfer and the first U.S. Open win by a
European player in nearly 40 years
• Has won six professional tournaments,
five of which have come on the European
Tour
• A member of Europe’s Ryder Cup
Team in 2008 and helped lift his team
to the trophy in 2010
• Named 2010 ASWA Professional Athlete of the Year and
GWAA Golfer of the Year
• Ranked as high as No. 4 in the
world golf rankings
• First-team All-America selection
and C-USA Golfer of the Year in 2001
and 2002
• Winner of the 2002 Fred Haskins
Award, given annually to the nation’s
top collegiate golfer
Roddy White
Years At UAB: 2001-04
• Drafted No. 27 overall by the
Atlanta Falcons in 2005
• Was named as an NFL All-Pro
wide receiver in 2010
• Became the first UAB alum to
earn an invitation to the NFL Pro
Bowl, receiving the nod in three consecutive seasons (2008-2010)
• First Falcon ever to have 80 catches and
1,100-plus yards in four straight seasons (2007-10)
• Collected 71 receptions for an NCAA-leading
and C-USA-record 1,452 yards and a C-USArecord 14 touchdowns as a senior in 2004
• Ranks second in the UAB record books in
career receptions (163), receiving yards (3,112)
and receiving touchdowns (26)
Vonetta (Jeffrey) Flowers
Years At UAB: 1992-95
• Inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of
Fame in 2010
• Made history at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, becoming the first and
only former UAB athlete to earn an Olympic
Gold Medal
• Captured the Gold in the bobsled as
the first black athlete (male or female in any
country) to win a gold medal at the Winter
Olympics
• Selected to carry the
American flag in the 2002
closing ceremonies
• Honored as the 2002
USOC Team of the Year with
teammate Jill Bakken
• All-American in track &
field at UAB, where she still
holds numerous school records
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1,000 career rebounds
• Two-time C-USA Player of the Year (2000-01, 2001-02)
and the league’s Freshman of the Year in 1999
• UAB career leader in rebounds (1,118) and ranks second
in school history in points (2,144)
Bryan Thomas
Years At UAB: 1998-2001
• Selected No. 22 overall by the
New York Jets in 2002, becoming the
Blazers’ highest-ever NFL draft pick
• Entering his 10th year as a Jet with
141 career games played, compiling 91
starts, 404 tackles, 31 sacks, seven forced
fumbles and five fumble recoveries
• Ranks as UAB’s all-time leader
in career sacks (36) and tackles for
loss (56)
• Led the “Steel Shield” defense in 2001, which topped
the nation in rushing defense (57.3 yards per game) and
was ranked No. 5 in the nation in total defense (265.9 yards
per game)
Dejan Jakovic
Years At UAB: 2005-07
• A starting defender for D.C.
United in Major League Soccer
• Formerly played for Red Star
Belgrade in Serbia’s First Division
• Has made 16 international
appearances for the Canadian National Team
• A three-time all-conference
selection at UAB
• Twice earned first-team all-region honors
Chris Hammond
Years At UAB: 1985
• Drafted in 1986 by Cincinnati
Reds and made major league debut
in 1990
• Pitched 14 seasons in the major
leagues, including four with the Reds
and five with the Florida Marlins,
finishing his career with an overall
record of 66-62 and a 4.14 ERA
• Pitched in the 2003 World Series
with the New York Yankees
• Known more as a hitter at UAB, posting a .275 average
with 32 runs scored and 16 RBI in 1985
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UAB
All-Americans
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Soccer
Men’s Golf
Aaron Johnson
Jerome Mincy
Steve Mitchell
Oliver Robinson
Clint Baumstark
Peter Byaruhanga
Leandro de Oliveira
Tony McManus
Flavio Monteiro
Rumbani Munthali
Marin Pusek
Houston Smith
Paul Dickinson
Graeme McDowell
Garrett Osborn
Zack Sucher
Football
Rodregis Brooks
Cedrick Buchannon
Josh Evans
Kerry Frazier
Robert Leslie
Derrick Ingram
John Whitcomb
Roddy White
Women’s Soccer
Tara Kidwell
Men’s Tennis
Wanda Hightower
Deanna Jackson
Gerd Albiez
Mike Kirsten
Paul Rosner
Frank Schaffner
Vaughn Snyman
Martin Woisetschläger
Baseball
Women’s Tennis
Shayne Carnes
Jay Cole
Mitch Jones
Ryan Keedy
Mirela Vladulescu
Women’s
Basketball
Academic All-Americans
Baseball
Brent Laircey
Men’s
Basketball
Carter Long
Synchronized
Swimming
Morgan Clarke
Meryl Grandia
Amanda Haeuser
Stephanie Jackson
Stacey Jackson
Margareta Jakovac
Stacy Leiker
Sara Petrov
Hallie Todd
Bogdana Zareva
Football
Johnny Rea
Volleyball
Suzie Johnson
Patti Schroder
Men’s Tennis
Sebastian Falk
Frank Schaffner
Martin Woisetschläger
Volleyball
Women’s Tennis
Jenny Cape
Ivana Bozic
Sam Serley
Nevena Stefanov
Men’s Soccer
Lane Knight
Loucas Papaconstantinou
Lukasz Kwapisz
Women’s Soccer
Danielle Blair
Brianna McCarty
Lisa Nowoslawski
Denise Peters
Jill Porto
Vanessa Woodward
Synchronized
Swimming
Vanessa Dash
Andrea Dash
Kelli Dickerson
Amanda Haeuser
Frances Halloran
Stacey Jackson
Stephanie Jackson
Track/
Cross Country
Elizabeth Ambrus
Vonetta Flowers
Angela King
Ryan
Keedy
Steve
Mitchell
Elizabeth
Ambrus
Flavio
Monteiro
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Rebecca Johnson
Kristen Kramer
Stacy Leiker
Karen Meyer
Sara Petrov
Sarah Pikal
Moraine Ruddick
Hallie Todd
Softball
Amanda Byrne
Allison Davis
Amanda Ellis
Candice Hithe
Kris Lara
Emily Scarbrough
Megan Stephenson
Track/Cross
Country
Rhiannon Johns
Nora Mehl
Men’s Basketball
• 14 NCAA Tournament and 10
NIT appearances
• Eight conference championships
• 28 winning seasons in 33 years
• 21 20-win seasons in 33 years
• Three Sweet 16 appearances
• Four All-Americans
Football
• First bowl game appearance in
2004 (7-5 record)
• First “bowl-eligible” season with
7-4 overall record in 2000
• Played first season at Division I-A
level in 1996; now competes as a
member of Conference USA
• Roddy White selected in first
round of 2005 NFL draft
(No. 27 overall)
• Bryan Thomas selected in first
round of 2002 NFL draft (No.
22 overall)
• Eight All-Americans
Men’s Soccer
• NCAA Tournament participant
(1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006)
• 1999 NCAA Tournament Elite
Eight and 2001 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
• Three conference championships
(1994, 1995, 1999)
• Eight All-Americans
Women’s Basketball
• 2000 NCAA Sweet 16 participant
• Four conference championships
(1990, 1991, 1992, 1994)
• NCAA Tournament participant
(1994, 2000)
• Four-time WNIT participant
(1990, 1991, 2001, 2007)
• 2011 WBI Champions
• Four All-Americans
Baseball
• Three conference championships
(1991, 1992, 1994)
• 1991 NCAA Tournament
participant
• Shayne Carnes (1998) and Ryan
Keedy (2008) named All-Americans by multiple publications
• Four All-Americans
Men’s Tennis
• Six All-Americans
• Three Academic All-Americans
• Five NCAA Tournament
appearances (1993, 1995, 1996,
1997, 2000)
• Top-30 ranking from 1993-2000
• Five conference championships
(1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Women’s Tennis
• Four conference championships
(1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
• Six national rankings (1994,
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• Top-ranked singles player in
nation (Mirela Vladulescu-1997-98)
• One All-American
Volleyball
• Two-time NCAA Tournament
participant (2006 and 2008)
• Four conference championships
(1990, 1991, 1992, 2006)
• Five WIVC postseason appearances
(1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
• Two Academic All-Americans
• Three AVCA All-America honorable mention honorees
Men’s Golf
• 2001, 2002 and 2008 NCAA
Championship Participant
• NCAA Regional Participants
1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2007 and 2008
• 2008 Conference USA
Champions
• 1995 Great Midwest Conference
Champions
• No. 1-ranked golfer and Fred
Haskings Award winner (Graeme
McDowell)
• Six All-Americans
Blazer
Track & Field/
Cross Country
• 2002 Cross Country NCAA
All-Academic Team
• 1995 Great Midwest Conference
Women’s Indoor & Outdoor
Champions
• Three All-Americans
• 1992 Women’s Great Midwest
Conference Cross Country
Champions
• Two Olympic Trials Qualifiers
• Cross Country conference
champions, 2006
• 2005 Individual Cross Country
C-USA Champion
• Eight-time USTFCCCA
All-Academic Team
Softball
• Two-time NCAA Tournament
participant (2010 and 2011)
• 18 NFCA All-American
Scholar Athletes
• Five athletes named Louisville
Slugger/NFCA Division I AllRegion
Rifle
• One C-USA Shootout third place
finisher
• 1997-98 Individual fifth place
finisher at C-USA Championship
Women’s Golf
• Seven All-Conference USA
Selections
• C-USA Freshman of the Year
Women’s Soccer
• UAB Academic Award (1997,
1998, 2000)
• Five All-Americans
• Three conference championships
(2003, 2004, 2006)
• Two NCAA Tournament appearances (2004, 2006)
Highlights
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T
he state-of-the-art, $25 million Campus
Recreation Center has covered all the
bases. It boasts 18,000 square feet of weight
and fitness space outfitted with all-new equiptment and a one-eighth-mile oval running track
that juts out of the building, curving toward
University Boulevard and 15th Street South to
provide panoramic views of the campus. And
just to make sure no one gets bored, planners
added a five-story, rock-climbing wall.
The facility features four basketball courts,
five racquetball courts, one of which converts
to a squash court and a multi-purpose court
that can be used for indoor soccer, volleyball,
floor hockey or badminton. There are also
four aerobic rooms and a swimming pool
with four lap lanes and leisure and physical
rehabilitation areas.
The handicap-accessible pool has many special features. A continuous current in the “lazy
river” carries swimmers around the outer edge
of the pool in inner tubes – the ride ends under
a waterfall – or individuals can walk against
the flow as a part of a physical rehabilitation
program. For more intense resistance training,
center members can use the “vortex,” a circular
area within the pool with forceful water jets.
One of the four aerobics rooms is dedicated
to spinning; the others host Pilates, general aerobics, yoga, step, and kickboxing classes along
with other specialty offerings.
The facility also includes the Kids Zone, a
supervised area – equipped with toys, books,
and movies – where parents can drop off children while they work out. The center also has
a juice bar, wireless internet access, and an Outdoor Pursuits Center that rents camping gear
and leads backpacking, rafting, and skiing trips
to desitnations around the United States. The
first floor houses a wellness center that coordinates with UAB groups to offer nutritional
counseling, body-fat measurements, personal
training, and general fitness assessments.
Campus
Recreation Center
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BIRMINGHAM
The Magic City
The statue of Vulcan — Roman God of
Fire and Iron — is the
symbol of the city of Birmingham.
W
ith a population of more than 230,000
(more than one million in the metropolitan area), Birmingham has a strong, diverse,
service-oriented economy and is recognized as a
Southeast leader.
Founded shortly after the Civil War, Birmingham rapidly became known as “The
Magic City” because of its phenomenal
rate of industrial growth in its beginning. Its
mountainous strata and forest surrounding the
city are rich with ore deposits, and it was that
natural wealth that quickly transformed young
Birmingham into a bustling steel metropolis.
Today, Birmingham continues to earn the distinction, “The Magic City,” but this tribute is due
to the city’s economic competitiveness, technological advancements and quality of life — offerings
which are sought after by professionals with an eye
toward the future.
Birmingham has been recognized as one of
America’s “Most Livable Cities” by the U.S.
Conference of Mayors — as recently as 1993. Birmingham’s strategic location and diverse economy
position the city as one of tremendous opportunity and growth.
Centrally located and the largest municipality in Ala­bama, the city is home to a number of
renowned individuals who have made an impression on the nation and the world in music and
entertainment, education, medicine and sports,
to name a few.
There is never a lack of cultural entertainment
in “The Magic City”. Dozens of neighborhood and
city-wide festivals, museums, parks, sports competitions and much more provide unlimited activity
and amusement.
Residents and visitors to Birmingham enjoy the
city’s recreational and historical attractions such as the
Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham Botanical Gardens,
Vulcan Park, Sloss Furnaces, Southern Museum of
Flight and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
Sports enthusiasts will never be at a loss for
activity at the heart of the “Football Capital of
the South.” UAB plays all of its home football
games at historic Legion Field, which also was
the site of preliminary round soccer matches at
the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Professional
athletic teams in the area include the Class-AA
Birmingham Barons (baseball).
Several annual fests are held in Birmingham.
The biggest is City Stages, held each spring in
the downtown City Center. City Stages attracts
nearly a quarter of a million people for a three-day
weekend of unlimited music.
All of this and more makes Birmingham “The
Magic City” to residents and visitors year-round.
The Birmingham Civil Rights Museum
stands as a reminder of the past and a
beacon of hope for the future.
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